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The title became extinct on his death in 1900. The title was revived three years later, on 4 August 1903, for his great-nephew William Watson-Armstrong, who was created Baron Armstrong, of Bamburgh and of Cragside in the County of Northumberland. Born William Watson, he had assumed the additional surname of Armstrong by Royal licence in 1889.
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, CB FRS (26 November 1810 – 27 December 1900) was an English engineer and industrialist who founded the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing concern on Tyneside. He was also an eminent scientist, inventor and philanthropist.
William Henry Armstrong Fitzpatrick Watson-Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, DL, (3 May 1863 – 16 October 1941), was a British benefactor. Born William Watson, he was born at 65 Eccleston Square , London, and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge .
Armstrong is a surname of English and Scottish borders origin. History. The name Armstrong derives from a Middle English nickname which meant someone with strong ...
Surname Current status Notes Baron Cecil of Essendon: 1603: Cecil: extant: 1st baron created Earl of Salisbury in 1605. Created Marquess of Salisbury in 1789 Baron Ellesmere: 1603: Egerton: extinct 1829: 1st Baron created Viscount Brackley in 1616; 2nd Viscount created Earl of Bridgewater in 1617. Baron Gerard: 1603: Gerard: extinct 1773: Baron ...
Armstrong was born in 1892 as the first child of the businessman William Watson-Armstrong and Winifreda Jane (née Adye). When Armstrong was 11 in 1903, his father was created Baron Armstrong after inheriting his industrialist great-uncle's wealth but not title in 1900, at which point he became The Hon William Watson-Armstrong.
In the grounds, Armstrong built dams and lakes to power a sawmill, a water-powered laundry, early versions of a dishwasher and a dumb waiter, a hydraulic lift and a hydroelectric rotisserie. In 1887, Armstrong was raised to the peerage, the first engineer or scientist to be ennobled, and became Baron Armstrong of Cragside.
Lord Armstrong may refer to: Iain Armstrong, Lord Armstrong (born 1956), Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland; Robert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster (1927–2020), British former civil servant; William Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Sanderstead (1915–1980), British civil servant and banker; One of the hereditary Barons Armstrong: