Richard Armstrong QC (1815 – 26 August 1880)[1] was an Irish Liberal politician, and barrister.
[2] He was the son of William Armstrong, an engineer by profession, of Roxborough, County Armagh, and his wife Eliza Armstrong (née Steacy).
After graduating in law from Trinity College Dublin, Armstrong was called to the bar in 1839 and then, in 1854, became Queen's Counsel.
[3] He was considered one of the finest Irish advocates of his time, with numerous courtroom triumphs to his credit, most notably the Yelverton case.
[5] Armstrong married Elizabeth Meurant in 1847, and they had at least one son, William Armstrong BL (1848-1899)[6] who married Alice Arundel, and one daughter, Lily (1952-1931) who befriended John Ruskin while she attended Winnington Hall.