Cyril Archibald (1837 – April 13, 1914) was an

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political figure. He represented Stormont in the

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as a

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member from 1872 to 1878. He was born in Osnabruck Township in

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in 1837, the son of John Archibald and Eliza Dixon. He was educated at

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and later served in the local militia. In 1881, he married Gertrude Wood. Archibald served as reeve of Osnabruck from 1866 to 1869. Archibald also served as paymaster for the local militia. In 1881, he went to

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, where he joined his brother Edward's flour milling business. He retired from that business in 1892 and moved to

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, where he died in 1914.''Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, a history, 1784-1945'', JG Harkness
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1837 births 1914 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Northfield, Minnesota People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry People from Rice County, Minnesota Upper Canada College alumni {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub