Harry Archibald

Harry Grenfell Archibald
Member of Parliament for Skeena
In office 1945–1949
Preceded by	Olof Hanson
Succeeded by	Edward Applewhaite
Personal details
Born	(1910-09-21)September 21, 1910 Wynot, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	September 1965 (aged 54)
Political party	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Profession	foreman seaman

Harry Grenfell Archibald (September 21, 1910 – September 1965) was a Canadian politician, foreman and seaman. He was born in Wynot, Saskatchewan. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1945 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation for the riding of Skeena.

A sympathiser of Trotskyism, Archibald was a covert member of the Revolutionary Workers' Party during part of his term in Parliament.[1] He was defeated in the elections of 1949 and 1953. Between 1943 and 1945, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Leading Aircraftman.

References

1. Naylor, James (2016-05-12). The Fate of Labour Socialism: The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Dream of a Working-Class Future. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442625914.

External links

• Harry Archibald – Parliament of Canada biography
• Calgary, Alberta Crematorium Records, 1951-1979:A Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine