Archibald M. Carmichael (4 January 1882 – 30 August 1959) was a Progressive party

Progressive Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Smithdale, Ontario

Clearview, Ontario

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 and became a farmer, minister and 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)

Kindersley No. 290, Saskatchewan

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 and chaired the area's school board for four years. He also served as secretary-treasurer of several rural phone companies.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Kindersley

Kindersley (electoral district)

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 riding in the 1921 general election

Canadian federal election, 1921

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 then re-elected there in 1925

Canadian federal election, 1925

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, 1926

Canadian federal election, 1926

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 and 1930

Canadian federal election, 1930

The Canadian federal election of 1930 was held on July 28, 1930 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Canada...

. After completing his fourth term, the 17th Canadian Parliament

17th Canadian Parliament

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, Carmichael left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the 1935 vote

Canadian federal election, 1935

The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...

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