Cyril Archibald

Cyril Archibald (1837 – April 13, 1914) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Stormont in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1878.[1]

Cyril Archibald
Born1837 (1837)
Osnabruck Township, Upper Canada
DiedApril 13, 1914(1914-04-13) (aged 76–77)
Northfield, Minnesota U.S.
NationalityCanadian
EducationUpper Canada College
Occupation(s)politician and businessman
MovementLiberal Party of Canada

He was born in Osnabruck Township in Upper Canada in 1837,[1] the son of John Archibald and Eliza Dixon.[2] He was educated at Upper Canada College and served as a Lieutenant in No. 6 company of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion during the Fenian Raid of 1870.[3] In 1881, he married Gertrude Wood.[2] Archibald served as reeve of Osnabruck from 1866 to 1869. Archibald also served as paymaster for the local militia.[1] In 1881, he went to Dundas, Minnesota, where he joined his brother Edward's flour milling business.[3] He retired from that business in 1892 and moved to Northfield, Minnesota,[2] where he died in 1914.[3]

References
  1. Cyril Archibald – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, a history, 1784-1945, JG Harkness


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