Harry Armstrong (politician)

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name=Harry Armstrong

| image name=

| state_senate=Ohio

| state=Ohio

| district=17th

| term=January 3, 1967-December 31, 1974

| preceded=Districts Created

| succeeded=Oakley C. Collins

| party=Republican

| birth_date={{birth date|1915|10|15}}

| birth_place=Hocking County, Ohio

| death_date={{Death date and age|2011|4|28|1915|10|15}}

| death_place=Logan, Ohio

|}}

Harry L. Armstrong (October 15, 1915 – April 28, 2011) was a member of the Ohio Senate. He served the 17th District, which encompassed much of Southeastern, Appalachian, Ohio. He was responsible for many pieces of legislation that benefited Ohio State Parks and the coal industry. He served from 1967, when districts were created, until 1974.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dTmJqw1vhjUC&pg=PA142|page=142|title=Robert Smithson and the American landscape|first=Ron|last=Graziani|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2004|isbn=978-0-521-82755-3}}

He died on April 28, 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thisweeknews/obituary.aspx?n=harry-l-armstrong&pid=150662237|title=Harry L. Armstrong Obituary (2011) This Week Community Newspapers|website=Legacy.com}}