Adams George Archibald

Canadian lawyer and politician, and a Father of Confederation

1814 CE to 1892 CE

Sir Adams George Archibald KCMG PC QC (May 3, 1814 – December 14, 1892) is a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a Father of Confederation.

He is based in Nova Scotia for most of his career, though he also serves as first Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1870 to 1872.

Archibald was born in Truro to a prominent family in Nova Scotian politics.

He is the son of Samuel Archibald, and grandson of James Archibald, judge of the court of common pleas, Nova Scotia.

He is also related to Samuel G. W. Archibald, who had served as the province's Attorney General from 1830 to 1841

Sir Adams Archibald studies science and medicine for a few years, subsequently articles in law, and is called to the Nova Scotia bar in January 1839.

He holds a number of local offices over the next decade, and is appointed a probate judge in 1848.

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