Frank C. Archibald (December 31, 1857 – April 9, 1935) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as Vermont Attorney General for six years.
Frank C. Archibald | |
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7th Vermont Attorney General | |
In office 1918–1925 | |
Preceded by | Herbert G. Barber |
Succeeded by | J. Ward Carver |
Member of the Vermont Senate from Bennington County | |
In office 1932–1935 Serving with Cebra Q. Graves | |
Preceded by | Richard M. Campbell |
Succeeded by | William Henry Wills Harry C. Beebe |
In office 1910–1912 Serving with Henry Theodore Cushman | |
Preceded by | Edward Church Orvis Everett Eli Potter |
Succeeded by | James Kendrick Batchelder Norman L. Mattison |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Manchester | |
In office 1904–1908 | |
Preceded by | Joseph W. Fowler |
Succeeded by | J. Henry Hicks |
Personal details | |
Born | Exeter, New Hampshire, US | December 31, 1857
Died | April 9, 1935 Manchester, Vermont, US | (aged 77)
Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, Bristol, Vermont |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth A. Phalen (? – 1908; her death] Stella May Chase (m. 1912–1914; divorced) |
Profession | Attorney |
Frank Carey Archibald was born in Exeter, New Hampshire on December 31, 1857, the son of Reverend Thomas H. (1821-1900) and Susan W. (Tuck) Archibald (1823-1899).[1][2] He graduated from Middlebury Union High School in 1876, and later graduated from the Vermont Academy.[1][2] He subsequently studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1886, and became an attorney in Manchester, Vermont in 1886.[2] He resided in Manchester for the rest of his life, and was the moderator of the Manchester town meeting for nearly 50 years.[3]
Active in politics as a Republican, Archibald served as state's attorney of Bennington County from 1892 to 1894.[1] He served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1904 to 1908, and the Vermont Senate from 1910 to 1912.[1] In 1912 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for attorney general.[4] He served again as Bennington County's state's attorney from 1914 to 1918.[3]
In 1918, Archibald was elected Vermont Attorney General.[5] He was reelected in 1920, 1922, and 1924, and served from January 1919 until resigning in May 1925.[5]
In 1920, Archibald was the temporary chairman and keynote speaker at the Vermont Republican State Convention.[6]
After leaving office, Archibald resumed practicing law in Manchester, Vermont.[3] He served again in the Vermont Senate from 1933 to 1935.[3] He died in Manchester on April 9, 1935, and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Bristol, Vermont.[7]
Archibald was married first to Elizabeth A "Lizzie" Phalen, who died in 1908. Archibald was the stepfather of his wife's two daughters, Eva and Olivia. On October 30, 1912, Archibald married Stella May Chase of Burlington, Vermont.[8] They divorced in 1914, and had no children. Stella May Chase remarried in 1915.[9]