Archibald Moses McNicol (3 August 1878 – 31 August 1933) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Early life and family

McNicol was born at Waihola on 3 August 1878, the son of the Reverend John and Harriet McNicol. He was educated at Union Street School in

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, before working on a dairy farm at Edendale and as a shepherd in

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during his youth. He later purchased a farm at Merton, north of Dunedin. On 28 February 1911, McNicol married Daisy Edwina Paterson at Farndon, south of Napier, and the couple went on to have three daughters.

Newspaper career

McNicol joined the ''

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'' in Dunedin as a mining reporter, before moving to ''The Daily Telegraph'' in Napier, where he rose to become chief reporter. When the '' Dannevirke Evening News'' was established in 1909, he became that newspaper's sub-editor, but shortly thereafter he was appointed managing editor. McNicol served as a council member of the New Zealand branch of the

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, and as a director of the United Press Association. He was a member of the New Zealand delegation to the 1930 Imperial Press Conference held in London.

Political career

He was elected to the

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electorate in the 1919 general election, but was defeated in

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Other activities

McNicol served as a member of the board of governors of Dannevirke High School, and chaired the local Repatriation Committee following

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. He also served as president of the Dannevirke Rugby Sub-Union, the Dannevirke Chamber of Commerce, and local Rotary club. McNicol died at his home in Dannevirke on 31 August 1933, and was buried at Mangatera Cemetery. His wife died in 1972.

References

1878 births 1933 deaths Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs Unsuccessful candidates in the 1922 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1925 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates People from Otago New Zealand journalists New Zealand editors New Zealand magazine editors Burials at Mangatera Cemetery {{NewZealand-politician-stub