Sir Edward Archdale, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Mervyn Archdale, 1st Baronet, PC (Ire), DL (26 January 1853 – 1 November 1943) was a Northern Irish politician.
Archdale was born the son of Nicholas Montgomery Archdale and his wife Adelaide Mary (née Porter) in Rossfad, County Fermanagh. He entered the Royal Navy in 1867. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1875 and retired in 1881.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Fermanagh for 1884. In 1898 he was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for North Fermanagh. He resigned in 1903, but regained the seat in 1916. The seat was abolished in 1922.
In 1921 he stood for the new Parliament of Northern Ireland and was elected for Fermanagh and Tyrone. He held that seat until 1929, and was then elected for Enniskillen, retiring in 1937.
From 1921 to 1925, he served as Minister of Agriculture and Commerce in the Government of Northern Ireland and continued as Minister of Agriculture from 1925 to 1933. As a landowner and practical farmer he was well-qualified for the job.
Archdale was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland in the 1921 New Year Honours, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable", and was created a baronet in 1928.[1] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Vice-Admiral Sir Nicholas Edward Archdale.
Footnotes
- "No. 33400". The London Gazette. 3 July 1928. p. 4495.
References
- Obituary, The Times, 3 November 1943
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Martin Dane |
Member of Parliament for North Fermanagh 1898–1903 |
Succeeded by Edward Mitchell |
| Preceded by Godfrey Fetherstonhaugh |
Member of Parliament for North Fermanagh 1916–1922 |
Succeeded by Thomas Harbison as MP for Fermanagh and Tyrone |
| Parliament of Northern Ireland | ||
| New parliament | Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and Tyrone 1921–1929 With: Arthur Griffith 1921–1922 William Coote 1921–1924 Seán Milroy 1921–1925 William Thomas Miller 1921–1929 James Cooper 1921–1929 Seán O'Mahony 1921–1925 Thomas Harbison 1921–1929 Alexander Donnelly 1925–1929 Rowley Elliott 1925–1929 Cahir Healy 1925–1929 John McHugh 1925–1929 |
Constituency divided |
| New constituency from part of Fermanagh and Tyrone |
Member of Parliament for Enniskillen 1929–1937 |
Succeeded by Erne Ferguson |
| Political offices | ||
| First | Minister of Commerce of Northern Ireland 1921–1925 |
Succeeded by John Milne Barbour |
| First | Minister of Agriculture of Northern Ireland 1921–1933 |
Succeeded by Sir Basil Brooke |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl Belmore |
Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone 1913–1916 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Abercorn |
| Non-profit organization positions | ||
| Preceded by William Lyons |
Grand Master of the Orange Institution of Ireland 1926?–1941? |
Succeeded by Sir Joseph Davison |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet of Riversdale, Fermanagh 1928–1943 |
Succeeded by Sir Edward Archdale, 2nd Baronet |