Sir Edward Mervyn Archdale, 1st Baronet, PC (Ire), DL (26 January 1853 – 1 November 1943) was a

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politician. Archdale was born the son of Nicholas Montgomery Archdale and his wife Adelaide Mary (née Porter) in Rossfad,

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. He entered the

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in 1867. He was promoted

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in 1875 and retired in 1881. He was appointed

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for 1884. In 1898 he was elected

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for North Fermanagh. He resigned in 1903, but regained the seat in 1916. The seat was abolished in 1922. In 1921 he stood for the new

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and was elected for Fermanagh and Tyrone. He held that seat until 1929, and was then elected for

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, retiring in 1937. From 1921 to 1925, he served as Minister of Agriculture and Commerce in the

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and continued as Minister of Agriculture from 1925 to 1933. As a landowner and practical

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he was well-qualified for the job. Archdale was appointed to the

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in the 1921 New Year Honours, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable", and was created a

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in 1928. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Vice-Admiral Sir Nicholas Edward Archdale.

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'', 3 November 1943

External links

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