Archibald, John
Personal
Birth Date:
15 December 1845 (Tranent, Haddingtonshire)
Death Date:
20 May 1907 (New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Robert Archibald and Janet (nee Henderson)
Family:
Frances Amelia Herbert on 19 January 1872, 3 sons, 4 daughters
Education:
Free Church School, Penston
Religion:
Wesleyan
Career
Teacher, Church of England, London, 1859-1863; Manager, Harrisville and Ipswich branches, J & G Harris, 1870; Clerk of Petty Sessions, Charters Towers, 1878; Police magistrate and warden, Ravenswood, 1884; Warwick, 1887. Became a partner in W.H. Barnes operating flour-mills on the Darling Downs. Sold his interests in Barnes, Archibald & Co. and floated the Dominion Milling Co. Ltd with Samuel Crowther in December 1895
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Warwick, 1890-1897; Mayor, 1890 and 1897
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 11 Mar 1897 | 20 May 1907 | Died in Office |
Additional Information
Notes:
Chairman, Queensland Trustee Co., Finney Isles & Co and Carricks Ltd. Directorates in Foggitt Jones, United Provisions, Luya Julius, Solomon Islands Rubber, Manara Plantations, Daily Mail Newspaper Co.; Board member, Australian Mutual Provident Society. In 1923 stood unsuccessfully for Ithaca in the Legislative Assembly
Sources:
Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.7 (Melbourne University Press, 1979), pp 88-89; Photo courtesy of the State Library of Queensland; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Monday, 28 November 2016]