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R. Fraser Armstrong

R. Fraser Armstrong, Canadian engineer (died 1983)

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Born
October 8, 1889
Died
October 11, 1983
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1889

About R. Fraser Armstrong

Roy Fraser Armstrong was a Canadian hospital administrator and engineer who served as the Superintendent of Kingston General Hospital from 1925 to 1957. In 1919, Armstrong became the first Town Manager of Woodstock, New Brunswick. Due to decreasing patient incomes during the Depression, Armstrong developed the Community Cooperative Group Hospital Plan, Ontario's first public health insurance plan. In 1918 he was awarded the Military Cross at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace for distinguished action under enemy fire.

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R. Fraser Armstrong timeline

  1. In 1918 he was awarded the Military Cross at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace for distinguished action under enemy fire.
  2. In 1919, Armstrong became the first Town Manager of Woodstock, New Brunswick.

The world when R. Fraser Armstrong was born

R. Fraser Armstrong was born in 1889. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in R. Fraser Armstrong's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18892026
Population58.6M341 million

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