William Archibald
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The Honourable William Archibald |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Hindmarsh |
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In office 13 April 1910 – 13 December 1919 |
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| Preceded by | James Hutchison |
| Succeeded by | Norman Makin |
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| Born |
3 June 1850 St Pancras, London, England |
| Died | 28 June 1926 (aged 76) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party |
Labor (1893–17) Nationalist (1917–19) |
| Spouse(s) | 1) Rose Owens 2) Elizabeth Pollard 3) Marie Schmett |
| Occupation | Various |
William Oliver Archibald (3 June 1850 – 28 June 1926) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1893 to 1910, representing Port Adelaide, and a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1910 to 1919, representing Hindmarsh. Archibald was a Labor member until resigning in the 1916 Labor split; he subsequently served as a Nationalist until his defeat at the 1919 federal election.
Born in St Pancras, London, Archibald was orphaned at 10 and educated to primary school level in England, then worked as an apprentice piano builder before emigrating first to New Zealand in 1879 and thence to New South Wales and Victoria in 1881 before arriving in South Australia in 1882.
Archibald was initially employed on the Port Adelaide wharves before working for the South Australian Government Railway workshop, where he was elected to the executive council of the Railway Services Mutual Association.
A foundation member of the United Labor Party (the predecessor of the Australian Labor Party), Archibald gained pre-selection for the South Australian House of Assembly Electoral district of Port Adelaide and was comfortably elected at the 1893 election.
Archibald rose to prominence in parliament and gained a reputation as a "hard-working member who always thoroughly mastered his subject". He also successfully introduced a number of important bills into parliament, including legislation on social issues like the establishment of public libraries, worker's compensation and rent relief. Archibald also found time to serve as President of the South Australian branch of the Labor Party from 1901–02 and Caucus chairman from 1905-08.
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