Archibald McCoig

Archibald Blake McCoig (April 8, 1873 November 21, 1927) was a Canadian politician.

The Hon.

Archibald Blake McCoig
Senator for Kent, Ontario
In office
1922–1927
Appointed byWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Kent
In office
1917–1922
Preceded byDistrict was created in 1914
Succeeded byJames Murdock
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Kent West
In office
1908–1917
Preceded byHerbert Sylvester Clements
Succeeded byDistrict was abolished in 1917
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Kent West
In office
1905–1908
Preceded byThomas Letson Pardo
Succeeded byGeorge William Sulman
Personal details
Born(1873-04-08)April 8, 1873
Tilbury East, Ontario
DiedNovember 21, 1927(1927-11-21) (aged 54)
Political partyLiberal

Born in Tilbury East, Ontario, the son of Daniel McCoig, a Scottish immigrant, he was elected as a Liberal candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the provincial riding of Kent West in the 1905 election. In 1908, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the federal riding of Kent West. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1911, 1917, and 1921. In 1922, he was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Kent, Ontario to allow James Murdock, the Minister of Labour, to take his seat. He served until his death in 1927.

McCoig married Adele M. Demarse in 1898. He served on the Chatham town council.

References

  • Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1912, EJ Chambers


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