Sir Edward Archdale, 1st Baronet
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Sir Edward Archdale | |
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Minister of Agriculture of Northern Ireland | |
In office 1925–1933 | |
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce of Northern Ireland | |
In office 7 June 1921 – 1925 | |
Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for Enniskillen | |
In office 1929–1937 | |
Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for Fermanagh and Tyrone | |
In office 1921–1929 | |
Member of Parliament for North Fermanagh | |
In office 1916–1922 | |
Member of Parliament for North Fermanagh | |
In office 1898–1903 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Mervyn Archdale 26 January 1853 Rossfad, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland |
Died | 1 November 1943 | (aged 90)
Sir Edward Mervyn Archdale, 1st Baronet, PC (Ire), DL (26 January 1853 – 1 November 1943) was a Northern Irish politician.
Early life and naval career
[edit]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.
Political career
[edit]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. After Archdale's departure from his position, Cahir Healy, a Nationalist leader and member of the Northern Ireland House of Commons, criticised both the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, James Craig, and Archdale for their public campaign against the employment of Catholics. Healy stated that Archdale's slogan was "No Catholics need apply" and said that this policy was not a new one: "Sir Edward Archdale...declared on 31 March 1925 that out of 109 officials in his Department only four were Roman Catholics, and he apologized for even having four in the service of the Government."[1]
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.[2] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Vice-Admiral Sir Nicholas Edward Archdale.
Arms
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Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Reid, Gerard (1999), Great Irish Voices, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, pgs 252-253, ISBN 0-7165-2674-3
- ^ "No. 33400". The London Gazette. 3 July 1928. p. 4495.
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Volume M". National Library of Ireland. p. 239. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
References
[edit]- Obituary, The Times, 3 November 1943
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