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 by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kent
In office 1917–1922
Preceded by	District was created in 1914
Succeeded by	James Murdock
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kent West
In office 1908–1917
Preceded by	Herbert Sylvester Clements
Succeeded by	District was abolished in 1917
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Kent West
In office 1905–1908
Preceded by	Thomas Letson Pardo
Succeeded by	George William Sulman
Personal details
Born	(1873-04-08)April 8, 1873 Tilbury East, Ontario
Died	November 21, 1927(1927-11-21) (aged 54)
Political party	Liberal

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

External links

• Archibald McCoig – Parliament of Canada biography
• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history