Cyril Archibald

Cyril Archibald
Cyril Archibald
Born	1837; Osnabruck Township, Upper Canada
Died	April 13, 1914 (aged 76–77); Northfield, Minnesota U.S.
Education	Upper Canada College
Occupations	politician and businessman
Movement	Liberal Party of Canada

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

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]

Electoral record

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cyril Archibald	828	51.1
	Liberal-Conservative	Samuel Ault	792	48.9
Total valid votes			1,620
Source: Elections Canada^[4] and Canada Elections Database^[5]

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cyril Archibald	905	53.2
	Unknown	J. Crysler	797	46.8
Total valid votes			1,702
Turnout (based on valid votes)			1,702	78.54
Eligible voters			2,167
Source: Elections Canada^[6] and Canada Elections Database^[7]

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oscar Fulton	1,082	55.0
	Liberal	Cyril Archibald	885	45.0
Total valid votes			1,967
Total rejected ballots			66
Turnout			2,033	79.66	+1.12
Eligible voters			2,552
Source: Elections Canada^[8] and Canada Elections Database^[9]

References

1 2 3 Cyril Archibald – Parliament of Canada biography
1 2 3 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
1 2 3 "Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, a history, 1784-1945, JG Harkness". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-05-07.
↑ "General Election (1872-07-20 - 1872-10-12)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
↑ Sayers, Anthony. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
↑ "General Election (1874-01-22)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
↑ Sayers, Anthony. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
↑ "General Election (1878-09-17)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
↑ Sayers, Anthony. "1878 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.

Parliament of Canada

Preceded by

Samuel Ault

Member of Parliament for Stormont
1872–1878

Succeeded by

Oscar Fulton

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[parl-1] 1 2 3 Cyril Archibald – Parliament of Canada biography

[johnson-2] 1 2 3 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

[harkness-3] 1 2 3 "Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, a history, 1784-1945, JG Harkness". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-05-07.

[4] "General Election (1872-07-20 - 1872-10-12)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.

[5] Sayers, Anthony. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.

[6] "General Election (1874-01-22)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.

[7] Sayers, Anthony. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.

[8] "General Election (1878-09-17)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.

[9] Sayers, Anthony. "1878 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.

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