G. H. (George Henry) Armstrong

Born in Toronto in 1858, George Henry Armstrong was a Canadian teacher and author whose work was closely tied to public education. Sources available online describe him as becoming a teacher in 1890 and later serving as an Inspector of Public Schools from 1912.

Armstrong is remembered for educational writing such as English Grammar and Composition for Public Schools, a book designed for Ontario classrooms with an inductive, example-based approach to language study. He also wrote The Origin and Meaning of Place Names in Canada, showing a wider interest in Canadian history and language beyond the classroom.

He died in 1938. According to the biographical note preserved with modern digital editions of his work, he left a substantial bequest to the United Church of Canada to help establish new churches in and around Toronto.