Archibald M. Carmichael

Archibald M. Carmichael (4 January 1882 – 30 August 1959) was a Canadian farmer, minister, teacher and politician. Carmichael was a Progressive party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Smithdale, Ontario.

Archibald M. Carmichael
Member of Parliament for Kindersley
In office December 1921 – August 1935
Preceded by	Edward Thomas Wordon Myers
Succeeded by	Otto Buchanan Elliott
Personal details
Born	(1882-01-04)4 January 1882 Smithdale, Ontario, Canada
Died	30 August 1959(1959-08-30) (aged 77)
Political party	Progressive
Spouse(s)	1) Mary Magdalene Hahn m. 21 March 1906 2) Roxena Anger m. 2 February 1916[1]
Profession	farmer, minister, teacher

Carmichael attended Collingwood Collegiate Institute, the Bradford Model School and Regina Normal School. He was a schoolteacher for seven years, having received his teachers' certificate in Saskatchewan. From 1910 to 1922 he was secretary-treasurer for the rural municipality of Kindersley (#290) and chaired the area's school board for four years. He also served as secretary-treasurer of several rural phone companies.^[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Kindersley riding in the 1921 general election then re-elected there in 1925, 1926 and 1930. After completing his fourth term, the 17th Canadian Parliament, Carmichael left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the 1935 vote.