Name Archibald Carmichael Spouse Mary Hahn | Died August 30, 1959 | |
Born 4 January 1882Smithdale, Ontario ( 1882-01-04 ) Profession farmer, minister, teacher Political party Progressive Party of Canada | ||
Archibald M. Carmichael (4 January 1882 – 30 August 1959) was a Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Smithdale, Ontario and became a farmer, minister and teacher.
Carmichael attended Collingwood Collegiate Institute, the Bradford Model School and Regina Normal School. He was a schoolteacher for seven years, having received his teachers' certificate in Saskatchewan. From 1910 to 1922 he was secretary-treasurer for the rural municipality of Kindersley (#290) and chaired the area's school board for four years. He also served as secretary-treasurer of several rural phone companies.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Kindersley riding in the 1921 general election then re-elected there in 1925, 1926 and 1930. After completing his fourth term, the 17th Canadian Parliament, Carmichael left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the 1935 vote.