Thomas Dickson Archibald
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Politician
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Born in Onslow
Onslow, Nova Scotia
Onslow is a small, unincorporated, Canadian rural community in central Colchester County, Nova Scotia. The community is located along the north bank of the Salmon River, opposite the town of Truro and is largely a farming area...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
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, Archibald had by the early 1830s established himself as businessman in the area surrounding Sydney
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
, on Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island
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. In 1854 he was appointed to a seat on the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia
Legislative Council of Nova Scotia
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, upon the recommendation of William Young
William Young (politician)
Sir William Young, KCB was a Nova Scotia politician and jurist.Born in Falkirk, the son of John Young and Agnes Renny, Young was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1836 as a Reformer and, as a lawyer, defended Reform journalists accused of libel...
. He retained this position until Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation
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in 1867. On 23 October 1867, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate
Canadian Senate
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by royal proclamation, where he sat as a Liberal-Conservative representing the senatorial division of North Sydney
North Sydney, Nova Scotia
North Sydney is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.Located on the north side of Sydney Harbour, along the eastern coast of Cape Breton Island, North Sydney is an important port in Atlantic Canada as it is the western terminus of the Marine Atlantic ferry service...
until his death.