Archibald Targett was a tinsmith

Tinsmith

A tinsmith, or tinner or tinker or tinplate worker, is a person who makes and repairs things made of light-coloured metal, particularly tinware...

 and political figure in Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

. He represented Trinity Bay

Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

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 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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 from 1913 to 1923 as a member of the Fishermen's Protective Union

Fishermen's Protective Union

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He was born in St. John's

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

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, the son of John Targett, and was educated in Hunt's Harbour. Targett was a member of the district council for the FPU in Trinity Bay. He did not run for reelection in 1923, when he was named sergeant-at-arms for the Newfoundland assembly. Targett married Sarah Tuck.