Frank C. Archibald (December 31, 1857 – April 9, 1935) was a

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attorney and politician who served as

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for six years.

Biography

Frank Carey Archibald was born in

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on December 31, 1857, the son of Reverend Thomas H. (1821-1900) and Susan W. (Tuck) Archibald (1823-1899). He graduated from

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in 1876, and later graduated from the

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. He subsequently studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1886, and became an attorney in

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in 1886. He resided in Manchester for the rest of his life, and was the moderator of the Manchester

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for nearly 50 years. Active in politics as a

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, Archibald served as

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from 1892 to 1894. He served in the

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from 1904 to 1908, and the

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from 1910 to 1912. In 1912 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for attorney general. He served again as Bennington County's state's attorney from 1914 to 1918. In 1918, Archibald was elected

. He was reelected in 1920, 1922, and 1924, and served from January 1919 until resigning in May 1925. In 1920, Archibald was the temporary chairman and keynote speaker at the Vermont Republican State Convention. After leaving office, Archibald resumed practicing law in Manchester, Vermont. He served again in the Vermont Senate from 1933 to 1935. He died in Manchester on April 9, 1935, and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in

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Family

Archibald was married first to Elizabeth A "Lizzie" Phalen, who died in 1908. Archibald was the stepfather of his wife's two daughters, Eva and Olivia. On October 30, 1912, Archibald married Stella May Chase of

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. They subsequently divorced, and had no children. Stella May Chase remarried in 1915.

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