Archibald B. "Archie" Gemmell (September 26, 1869 – January 1, 1945) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1917 to 1929 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of Robert Gemmell and Christina McFarlane, and was educated there. In 1905, Gemmell married Mabel K. Stewart in

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; he had previously been married to Dorcas McFarlane in Ontario. They settled in Saskatchewan; the village was later named Mervin after Gemmell's son from his first marriage. He was a

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and served as the first postmaster for

Mervin, Saskatchewan Mervin ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499 and Census Division No. 17. The village was named for the son of the first postmaster, Archie Gemmell. Histor ...

. Gemmell retired from politics in 1929 due to a heart condition. He served as supervisor of the Northern Settlers Re-establishment Branch from 1935 until his death of a

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in 1945.

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Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1869 births 1945 deaths {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub