Frank C. Archibald

Canadian politician
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IntroCanadian politician
PlacesCanada
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1887
Death15 January 1972 (aged 85 years)
The details

Biography

Frank C. Archibald (1887 – January 15, 1972) was a businessman and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Grace from 1919 to 1923 and from 1928 to 1932 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal. He was born in Harbour Grace, was educated there and entered the family business. Archibald ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1923 as a member of the Liberal-Labour-Progressive party. He was named Minister of Marine and Fishery in the cabinet of Albert Hickman in 1924 but resigned after he was defeated in the 1924 general election. Elected in 1928 as a Liberal, he was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1932. After he retired from politics, Archibald managed an inn in Harbour Grace with his sister.

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