Frank C. Archibald (Vermont politician)

Frank C. Archibald, Vermont Attorney General.

Frank C. Archibald (December 31, 1857 -- April 9, 1935) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as Vermont Attorney General for six years.

Biography

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 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 1906, and the Vermont State 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.^[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.^[3][7]

Family

Archibald married Stella May Chase of Burlington, Vermont on October 30, 1912.^[8] They subsequently divorced, and had no children. Stella May Chase remarried in 1915.^[9]

References

Sources

Books

• Bigelow, Walter J. (1919). Vermont, Its Government 1919-1920. Montpelier, VT: Historical Publishing Company. p. 23. 
• Dodge, Prentiss C. (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Brattleboro, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. p. 101. 

Internet

• Frank C. Archibald at Find a Grave
• Vermont Archives and Records Administration (2014). "Vermont General Election Results: Attorney General, 1906-2014" (PDF). www.sec.state.vt.us/. Montpelier, VT: Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. pp. 2–3. 

Newspapers

• "Fletcher and Howe Republican Ticket: Brown Defeats Archibald for Attorney General and Deavitt Wins from Scott for Treasurer". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. July 4, 1912. p. 14. (subscription required (help)). 
• "Archibald-Chase: Manchester Lawyer Came to Burlington for Bride". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 31, 1912. p. 7. (subscription required (help)). 
• "Home Wedding: Charles E. Thompson and Miss Stella May Chase Married Saturday". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. September 13, 1915. p. 8. (subscription required (help)). 
• "Republican State Convention Today". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. September 28, 1920. p. 9. (subscription required (help)). 
• "Former Vermont Atty. Gen. Dies". North Adams Transcript. North Adams, MA. Associated Press. April 9, 1935. p. 3. (subscription required (help)).