Representative David Albaugh De Armond

David Albaugh De Armond served as a Representative from Missouri in the United States Congress from 1891 to 1911. A member of the Democratic Party, David Albaugh De Armond contributed to the legislative process during 10 terms in office.

David Albaugh De Armond’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, David Albaugh De Armond participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

David Albaugh De Armond (March 18, 1844 – November 23, 1909) was a Democratic representative representing Missouri’s 12th congressional district from March 4, 1891, until March 3, 1893, and then Missouri’s 6th congressional district from March 4, 1893, until dying in office in 1909. He was born in Blair County, Pennsylvania, attended Lycoming College and moved to Davenport, Iowa in 1866; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Davenport; moved to Missouri in 1869 and settled in Greenfield, Dade County, Missouri. He was member of Missouri State Senate, 1879–1883; Missouri Supreme Court commissioner, 1884; judge of the twenty-second judicial circuit of Missouri, 1886–1890. In Congress he was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1905 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Charles Swayne, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. De Armond and his young grandson both died in a fire that destroyed his home in Butler, Missouri. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. De Armond’s daughter Harriet was the first wife of Harvey C. Clark, who had studied law in De Armond’s office.