Archibald McCoig

Archibald McCoig

Archibald Blake McCoig (April 8 1873 – November 21 1927) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Tilbury East, Ontario, the son of Daniel McCoig, a Scottish immigrant, he was elected as a Liberal candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Kent West in the 1905 election. In 1908, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Kent West. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1911, 1917, and 1921. In 1922, he was called to the Canadian Senate representing the senatorial division of Kent, Ontario to allow James Murdock, the Minister of Labour, to take his seat. He served until his death in 1927.

McCoig married Adele M. Demarse in 1898. He served on the Chatham town council.

References

* "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1912", EJ Chambers

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=2247&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1502 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]

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