Archibald J. McArthur
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| imagesize =180px |
| name = Archibald J. McArthur
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1857|2|21}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1911|6|5|1857|2|21}}
| death_place =Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| birth_place = Iona, Scotland
| residence =
| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
| constituency = Gleichen
| term_start = October 3, 1910
| term_end = June 5, 1911
| predecessor = Ezra Riley
| successor = Harold Riley
| party = Liberal
| religion =
| occupation =
| spouse =Katherine McConnel
| children=two
}}
Archibald John "A.J." McArthur (February 21, 1857 – June 5, 1911) was a Canadian politician.
Early life
Archibald moved to Calgary in 1887. He was active in the community, founding the Calgary neighborhood (then village) of Crescent Heights. He served on the YMCA board of directors in Calgary, and became Deacon of the First Baptist Church.
Archibald used his community involvement to help win a bitter by-election for the Alberta Liberal Party on October 3, 1910, for a seat in the 2nd Alberta Legislature{{cite web |title=Archibald J. McArthur |url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=memberprofile&mid=0057 |website=assembly.ab.ca |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta |accessdate=26 June 2020}} against well known incumbent and Calgary rancher Ezra Riley.{{cite web |title=By-Elections |url=https://www.elections.ab.ca/news-reports/reports/by-elections/#1905-1973 |website=elections.ab.ca |publisher=Elections Alberta |accessdate=26 June 2020}} McArthur died a year later in 1911 vacating his seat in the Alberta Legislature. His brother John Peter McArthur ran for the Liberals in Archibald's place, and faced Ezra Riley's brother Harold Riley in the brothers by-election.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930024650/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
- [http://pioneersalberta.org/profiles/m.html#mcarthur_ar Archibald John McArthur biography Pioneer Profiles]
- {{AlbertaMLAbio|ID=0057}}
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Category:Alberta Liberal Party MLAs
Category:British emigrants to Canada
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta