Samuel Archibald (11 November 1742 – 15 February 1780) was an Irish-born farmer, merchant and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

. He represented Truro Township in the

Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (; ), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia, and together with the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia makes up the Nova Scotia Legislature. The assembly is ...

from 1775 to 1777. He was born in

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Fo ...

, the son of David Archibald and Elizabeth Elliott, and went to

Londonderry, New Hampshire Londonderry is a town in western Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It sits between Manchester and Derry, the largest and fourth-largest communities in the state. The population was 25,826 at the 2020 census. Londonderry is known f ...

with his parents in 1757. Archibald settled in Truro Township in 1762. He married Rachel Duncan. Archibald, who was a lumber dealer, served as town clerk for Truro from 1771 until his death. He died in the

West Indies The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in thr ...

at the age of 37. His son

Samuel George William Archibald Samuel George William Archibald (February 5, 1777 – January 28, 1846) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Halifax County from 1806 to 1836 and Colchester County, Nova Sco ...

and his grandson Charles Dickson Archibald also served in the assembly.

References

* 1742 births 1780 deaths 18th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub