David G. Armstrong

Graduate Lecturer

U.S. History: Early America, Digital History

David G. Armstrong is a doctoral candidate in history, a graduate lecturer, and a graduate research assistant for the Center for Mason Legacies (CML). Through his work at CML, David researches the people enslaved by the family of George Mason IV (namesake of the university) for incorporation to Enslaved.org. His dissertation focuses on the role of the Mason family in facilitating the imperial endeavors of the early United States.

David received his M.A. in History from George Mason University. He was formerly a high school history teacher in Fairfax County, an instructional systems designer for the Department of Defense, and a public historian in Charleston, South Carolina (Fort Sumter National Monument / Old Exchange Building).

Selected Publications

"Restoring the Country to Order and Tranquility: The Jacksonborough Assembly of South Carolina, January-February 1782," South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 122, No. 2, April 2021 (published January 2024). https://www.jstor.org/stable/45487332.

Review of Patriots in Exile: Charleston Rebels in St. Augustine during the American Revolution, by James Waring McCrady and C. L. Bragg. South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 121, No. 4, October 2020 (published December 2024). https://www.jstor.org/stable/45480121.

Review of Debates in the Digital Humanities 2023, by Matthew K. Gold and Lauren F. Klein, eds. H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews. August 2024. https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=60373.

"'Not Satisfied with the Provisions Made for Her': Elizabeth Mary Ann Barnes Hooe, the Mason Family, and the Transfer of Property in Early Virginia," The Mason Family Papers: Digital Edition. October 2022.

Courses Taught

HIST 121-001: Formation of the American Republic (Fall 2025)

Education

MA, History, George Mason University

BA, History, College of Charleston