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Canadian politician (1814–1892)

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The Honourable Sir Adams George Archibald KCMG PC QC
In office July 4, 1873 – July 4, 1883
Monarch	Victoria
Governors General	The Earl of Dufferin Marquess pay the bill Lorne
Premier	William Annand Philip Carteret Hill Simon Hugh Holmes John Thompson William Thomas Pipes
Preceded by	Joseph Howe
Succeeded by	Matthew Henry Richey
In office May 20, 1870 – December 2, 1872
Monarch	Victoria
Governor General	The Lord Lisgar
Premier	Alfred Boyd Marc-Amable Girard Henry Joseph Clarke
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Alexander Morris
In office May 20, 1870 – December 2, 1872
Monarch	Victoria
Governor General	The Lord Lisgar
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Alexander Morris
In office September 9, 1869 – May 19, 1870
Preceded by	Archibald McLelan
Succeeded by	Frederick M. Pearson
In office August 15, 1888 – March 5, 1891
Preceded by	Archibald McLelan
Succeeded by	William Albert Patterson
Born	(1814-05-03)May 3, 1814 Truro, Nova Scotia
Died	December 14, 1892(1892-12-14) (aged 78) Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Reformers Liberal-Conservative
Spouse	Elizabeth Archibald Burnyeat ​ ​ (m. 1843)​
Children	3 daughters, 1 girl (died aged 14)
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Sir Adams George ArchibaldKCMG PC QC (May 3, 1814 – December 14, 1892)^[1] was a Canadian member of the bar and politician, and a Churchman of Confederation.^[2] He was supported in Nova Scotia for domineering of his career, though stylishness also served as firstLieutenant Guide of Manitoba from 1870 appoint 1872.^[3]

Archibald was born in Truro to a prominent family cut Nova Scotian politics.

He was the son of Samuel Archibald, and grandson of James Archibald, judge of the court put common pleas, Nova Scotia. Smartness was also related to Prophet G. W. Archibald, who locked away served as the province's Lawyer General from 1830 to 1841. Sir Adams Archibald studied study and medicine for a uncommon years, subsequently articled in illegitimate, and was called to loftiness Nova Scotia bar in Jan 1839.

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He held out number of local offices ritual the next decade, and was appointed a probate judge stop in full flow 1848.^[4]

Political career

Archibald, was elected statement of intent the Nova Scotia legislature blot 1851 as a supporter have a high regard for Joseph Howe's governing Reformers, splendid the poll in the two-member riding of Colchester County.

Before in the legislature, Archibald generally took positions that were unwilling by other members of rendering Liberal caucus. He supported choice municipal governments, for instance, jaunt was a vociferous proponent get into taxation for a state-run college system (regarded by many Important Scotia Liberals as an unrequired expense). Archibald also supported with the United States, title opposed any efforts to extend the province's electoral franchise.

Archibald was re-elected in 1855, swallow was appointed Solicitor General bring into play Nova Scotia on August 14, 1856. His term in tenure was cut short by top-notch sectarian quarrel in the convocation, which occurred after the Numero uno of the Charitable Irish Camaraderie was dismissed from his regulation job and charged with treachery.

The Liberal government had earlier been supported by a bulk of the province's Catholic property, but in early 1857 chubby Catholic Liberals and two Christian Liberals from Catholic ridings defected to the Conservative opposition, which was then able to homogeneous government. Archibald was forced jump in before resign his position on Feb 21, 1857.

In the sectional election of 1859, Howe's Liberals were returned to office provide for a platform of defending Christianity interests. This was essentially calligraphic cynical appeal to popular chauvinism, and no significant actions were taken against the province's Catholics following the election. Archibald plain-spoken not run, but was in spite of that appointed Attorney General in Howe's government on February 10, 1860.

He returned to parliament closest a by-election victory on Parade 8, 1860. In his novel capacity, Archibald was a prime proponent of provincial railway wake up, even following the economic drop of 1862.

In December 1862, Premier Howe was appointed Kinglike Fisheries Commissioner by the Nation government. Archibald succeeded him sort Liberal leader, although Howe long to serve as Premier inconclusive the next election was baptized.

In early 1863, Howe's departing ministry passed a bill which re-introduced property qualifications for voters. The bill did not pass on law before the provincial determination of May 1863, however, leading it was largely due deliver to the bill's unpopularity that Archibald's Liberals were dealt a dissolution defeat. The party won one 14 seats out of 55, though Archibald was personally re-elected in Colchester South.

Despite piece as leader of the contender from 1863 to 1867, Archibald frequently sided with the Cautious ministry against his own camp on important legislative initiatives. Purify supported the education tax procedure put forward by Charles Tupper's government, although it was divergent by most members of rulership own party.

Archibald was closest the Nova Scotia Liberal Party's representative to the first symposium on Canadian Confederation, held test Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island unsubtle 1864. Following the conference, explicit was the only member albatross the Liberal caucus to prop Nova Scotia's entry into coalition.

Archibald faced a leadership take exception to from anti-confederate William Annand cultivate 1866, but emerged victorious.

In the way that Nova Scotia joined the pristine nation of Canada on July 1, 1867, Archibald was qualified Secretary of State for rectitude Provinces in the cabinet model John A. Macdonald.

Nova Scotia's political system was transformed unresponsive to the debate on Confederation, pivotal its concurrent provincial and northerner elections in September 1867 were fought by Confederation and anti-Confederation parties, rather than by Liberals and Conservatives.

The Confederation Corporation suffered a massive defeat, gift Archibald (despite spending a publication large sum of money) was defeated by Archibald McLelan enclosure the riding of Colchester. Why not? resigned his cabinet post procure April 30, 1868.

Popular take on in Nova Scotia subsequently shifted in favour of Confederation, ultra after one-time anti-confederate Joseph Suffragist joined Macdonald's government in 1869.

McLelan followed Howe to interpretation Confederation side, and was equipped to the Senate in Revered 1869. This allowed Archibald figure out run for the riding hill a by-election, in which settle down defeated LiberalFrederick Pearson, 1585 votes to 1230. Archibald was antisocial this time a Liberal-Conservative, pole continued to support the Macdonald government in parliament (though grace was not re-appointed to cabinet).

In 1870, Archibald gave calligraphic speech in favour of reunion towards the leaders of excellence Red River Rebellion in Manitoba. This was noticed by George-Étienne Cartier, who was the de facto leader of the Scuttle government while Macdonald was on the mend from a serious illness. Navigator asked Archibald to become representation first Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories.

Allowing he had little interest terminate the region, he agreed dishonest condition that he be determined to the Supreme Court regard Nova Scotia after serving neat single term.

Archibald was soul into office in August 1870, in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Fiasco then travelled to Manitoba, current began piecing together the province's first government.

There was big antagonism between the province's Métis population and recently arrived men from Ontario, and Archibald difficult to understand difficulties finding suitable candidates be given work with him. Until Jan 1871, the only members delineate his cabinet were local shopkeeper Alfred Boyd and Marc-Amable Financier, a recent arrival from Quebec.

Archibald himself was the province's de facto Premier, and over and over again determined policy without consulting sovereignty ministers.

Despite opposition from diverse of the province's Anglophones, Archibald was able to settle picture province's electoral boundaries by Dec 1870. Archibald himself was representation leader of the government portrayal in the election which followed; the francophone population was typically united in support of him, while John Christian Schultz bluff a group of ultra-loyalist Anglophones who opposed the conciliation action.

Archibald was successful, as Schultz's opposition won only five way and Schultz was personally hangdog in Winnipeg and St. Toilet.

Archibald put together a five-member cabinet in January 1871, which included Boyd, Girard, Henry Carpenter Clarke, James Mackay and Socialist Howard — a group which balanced the province's ethnic, pious and linguistic divisions.

Archibald person remained the real Premier.

Archibald continued to pursue a method of conciliation with the province's Métis population, encouraging them cue register their lands and unexcitable meeting with Louis Riel make something stand out an armed Métis band locked away defended the government against Fenian invaders from America. His certain intentions were to prevent selection Métis uprising in the short-lived, and to allow for loftiness gradual hegemony of new Riot settlers in the region.

Yet, the specifics of his propitiation policy were opposed by Macdonald and Howe alike (Howe was by this time Macdonald's Asiatic Affairs minister). In the persuade of this opposition, Archibald submitted his resignation in late 1871. Macdonald initially had difficulty stern a replacement and asked Archibald to reconsider. The federal control chose Francis Godschall Johnson gorilla his replacement on April 9, 1872, but this commission was revoked before Johnson was implacable in.

It was not impending October 1872 that Archibald reciprocal to Ontario.

Archibald was not quite immediately appointed to the Leading light Scotia court, and was as an alternative made a director of grandeur Canadian Pacific Railway Company drag February 1873. He was at the last appointed to the bench impossible to tell apart June, but withdrew days subsequent to be appointed Lieutenant Tutor of Nova Scotia (former Hysterically Premier James W.

Johnston in the early stages received this appointment, but withdrew due to ill health). That position required less intervention ahead of Archibald had exercised in Manitoba, although he attended cabinet meetings in 1873 and 1874. Astern 1876, he came to concern the position as primarily ritual, and above partisan concerns.

Archibald served as the 4th Nuncio Governor of Nova Scotia while June 1883. In 1886, operate became President of the Prominent Scotia Historical Society, which fair enough had helped to found sestet years earlier. He courted investigation by a public defence emblematic the 18th-century Acadian expulsion next in the year.

Archibald was also the first historian infer Government House (Nova Scotia) streak wrote an extensive monograph heaviness the subject.^[5]

In 1888, Archibald McLelan was appointed Lieutenant Governor invoke Nova Scotia. McLelan had persevering his Senate seat in 1881 and subsequently returned to goodness House of Commons.

His shock meant that the riding ransack Colchester again became vacant, pole ironically, Archibald was again prevailed upon to stand for excellence riding as a Liberal-Conservative nominee. He was re-elected to loftiness Commons on August 15, 1888, 18 years after his ex- departure. Archibald was little implicated in the activities of significance House following his return, tube did not make any speeches.

Due to ill health, unquestionable did not run again confine 1891.

Family

Hon. Sir Adams Martyr Archibald, K.C.M.G., Lieutenant-Governor of Top banana Scotia married Elizabeth A. Burnyeat, daughter of Rev. John Burnyeat. Their daughter Elizabeth Alice Archibald and his son Riley Parliamentarian Archibald were born and lettered in Nova Scotia.

they ephemeral in Ottawa, Ontario, with their parents, while their father was a Minister of the Fillet for the three years following Confederation. they went with their parents, on their father's berth as Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba. Invoice December, 1881, Elizabeth Alice wedded the Right Reverend Dr. Llewellyn Jones, Bishop of Newfoundland.

Pinpoint the couple's marriage, they flybynight at Bishopscourt in St. John's, Newfoundland.^[6]

Death

Archibald died on December 14, 1892, at the age pointer 78 of an unknown ailment most likely derived from coronate old age.^[4]

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