Archibald Hislop (December 25, 1861 – February 15, 1937) was a farmer and politician in

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, Canada. He represented Huron East in the

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from 1898 to 1908 as a

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. The son of John and Catherine Hislop (née Sellers), natives of Scotland, he was born in Grey township and was educated in Goderich. Hislop served on the township council, also serving as deputy reeve. He was secretary-treasurer of the East Huron Farmers Institute. Hislop ran unsuccessfully for the

Huron East Huron East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from parts of Huron Centre, Huron North and Huron South ridings. The ...

seat in the

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in 1908 and again in 1911; he was an unsuccessful candidate for the

Huron North Huron North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882, and from 1917 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided ...

seat in 1917. He also ran again in a 1927 Huron North by-election when the office holder died.

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* 1861 births 1937 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub