Background
Armstrong, John T. was born on September 4, 1910 in Rockport, Mississippi, United States.
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John T. Armstrong
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Public schools, Rockport and Wesson, Mississippi. University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Laws, 1932).
Career
Worked at Armstrong, Patten, Thomas & Leach (Hazlehurst, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice before all State and Federal Courts and Agencies, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Probate, Corporate, Banking, Administrative and Negligence. Admitted to the bar, 1932, Mississippi. Member, Mississippi State Legislature, 1932-1939.
Member: Copiah, Lincoln and Lawrence Counties and American Bar Associations.
Mississippi State Bar (Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1957-1958. Vice-President and President-Elect, 1965-1966.
President, 1966-1967). Mississippi Bar Foundation (President, 1968-1969).
The firm originated in 1932 with John T. Armstrong and became Armstrong & Hoffman in 1947 when Harry O. Hoffman, Junior joined the firm.
Mr. Hoffman died in 1981. John T. Armstrong, Junior joined the firm in 1965 as did Edward East. Patten, Junior in 1978.
J. Cliff Thomas, Junior began practice in 1975 in Crystal Springs and joined the firm in 1986.
Howard O. Leach began practice in 1969 with Shell Oil Company and joined the firm in 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Mississippi State Legislature, 1932-1939. Member: Copiah, Lincoln and Lawrence Counties and American Bar Associations. Mississippi State Bar (Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1957-1958.
Vice-President and President-Elect, 1965-1966.
President, 1966-1967). Mississippi Bar Foundation (President, 1968-1969).
