# William Armstrong

> William Armstrong (1778-1857) was an English corn merchant and local politician of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He was also the father of prominent industrialist William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong.

*English corn merchant and local politician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Born:** 1778
- **Died:** 1857
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 54.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Armstrong (corn merchant)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Armstrong_(corn_merchant))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18531005)

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