Archibald J. McArthur

Archibald John "A.J." McArthur (February 21, 1857 – June 5, 1911) was a Canadian politician.

Archibald J. McArthur
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office October 3, 1910 – June 5, 1911
Preceded by	Ezra Riley
Succeeded by	Harold Riley
Constituency	Gleichen
Personal details
Born	(1857-02-21)February 21, 1857 Iona, Scotland
Died	June 5, 1911(1911-06-05) (aged 54) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Katherine McConnel
Children	two

Early life

Archibald moved to Calgary in 1887. He was active in the community, founding the Calgary neighborhood (then village) of Crescent Heights. He served on the YMCA board of directors in Calgary, and became Deacon of the First Baptist Church.

Archibald used his community involvement to help win a bitter by-election for the Alberta Liberal Party on October 3, 1910, for a seat in the 2nd Alberta Legislature^[1] against well known incumbent and Calgary rancher Ezra Riley.^[2] McArthur died a year later in 1911 vacating his seat in the Alberta Legislature. His brother John Peter McArthur ran for the Liberals in Archibald's place, and faced Ezra Riley's brother Harold Riley in the brothers by-election.