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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. John Philip Armstrong
Mr. John Philip Armstrong was born in 1828, and was educated in Wexford, Ireland. Brought up to the business of a chemist, he joined Mr. Brooks of Dublin, with whom he continued till 1848, when he went to America for two years. Soon after his return from the States, Mr. Armstrong came out to Victoria, where he had ten years' experience on the goldfields, and was in practice as a dentist, having studied the profession in Dublin. He settled in Dunedin in 1861, and claims to have been the first dentist in the city. Mr. Armstrong was prominent as a politician in the early days, and held a seat in the Provincial Council of Otago for eight years. As a Freemason, he was initiated in Lodge St. John in 1851, and was one of the founders of Lodge Dunedin.
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Mr. J. P. Armstrong.