William Humphrys Archdall (6 June 1813 - 23 June 1899), also known as Archdale,
/ref> was an Irish Conservative
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politician who sat in the House of Commons
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from 1874 to 1885.
Archdall was the son of Edward Archdall of Riversdale and Castle Archdale
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and his wife Matilda Humphrys, daughter of William Humphrys of Ballyhaise Cavan. He was educated at Tamworth and Exeter College, Oxford
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and in 1835 was admitted to Lincoln's Inn
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. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Fermanagh and was High Sheriff of Fermanagh
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in 1845. He was also J.P. for County Tyrone and was High Sheriff of Tyrone
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in 1861.[Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881]
/ref> In 1864 he inherited the Riversdale estate on the death of his father.
At the 1874 general election Archdall succeeded his brother Mervyn Edward Archdale
Mervyn Edward Archdale (27 January 1812 – 22 December 1895) (known as Mervyn Edward Archdall until 1875), was an Irish soldier, High Sheriff and MP.
He was born the eldest son of Edward Archdall of Riversdale, County Fermanagh, who had been S ...
as Member of Parliament
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for Fermanagh
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. He held the seat until 1885.[
Archdall married Emily Mary Maude, daughter of Rev. John Charles Maude in 1845. He married secondly, in 1894, Matilda Mary Alley, daughter of William Alley.][
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1813 births
1899 deaths
UK MPs 1880–1885
UK MPs 1874–1880
Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
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Deputy Lieutenants of Fermanagh
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High Sheriffs of Tyrone
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Fermanagh constituencies (1801–1922)
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