About Thomas Dickson Archibald
Lived 1817 – 1876 (aged 59). Thomas Dickson Archibald was a British judge.
Sir Thomas Dickson Archibald (1817–1876) was judge of the High Court of Justice (Common Pleas Division) and lawyer from Nova Scotia. He served from 6 February 1875 until 1 November 1875.
Life Archibald was born in 1817, the sixth son of nineteen children, to Samuel George Williams Archibald and Elizabeth Archibald. His grandfather was Charles Dickson of Onslow, Canada.
Although he originally studied to be a surgeon at Pictou Presbyterian College, Archibald quickly switched to law and qualified as an attorney and barrister in 1837. Following his degree, he toured Europe and, in 1838, met his future wife, Sarah, in England. Her father, Richard Smith, a former Nova Scotian assembly manager, gave his consent to the marriage only if the couple agreed to stay in England. Sarah and Thomas had at least four children.
Death Archibald died on 18 October 1876 in his home in Hyde Park, London.
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Canadian jurist (1817–1876)
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Thomas Dickson Archibald was born on 23 August 1817 in Truro.
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Thomas Dickson Archibald died on 18 October 1876 in London.
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Thomas Dickson Archibald was a judge.
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