William Archibald (politician)

William Archibald
Minister for Trade and Customs
In office
14 November 1916 – 17 February 1917
Prime MinisterBilly Hughes
Preceded byFrank Tudor
Succeeded byJens Jensen
Minister for Home Affairs
In office
17 September 1914 – 27 October 1915
Prime MinisterAndrew Fisher
Preceded byJoseph Cook
Succeeded byKing O'Malley
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Hindmarsh
In office
13 April 1910 – 13 December 1919
Preceded byJames Hutchison
Succeeded byNorman Makin
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Port Adelaide
In office
15 April 1893 – 2 April 1910
Preceded byWilliam Mattinson
Succeeded byThompson Green
Personal details
Born(1850-06-03)3 June 1850
St Pancras, London, England
Died28 June 1926(1926-06-28) (aged 76)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor (1893–17)
Nationalist (1917–19)
Spouse(s)1) Rose Owens
2) Elizabeth Pollard
3) Marie Schmett
OccupationVarious

William Oliver Archibald (3 June 1850 – 28 June 1926) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1893 to 1910, representing Port Adelaide, and a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1910 to 1919, representing Hindmarsh. Archibald was a Labor member until resigning in the 1916 Labor split; he subsequently served as a Nationalist until his defeat at the 1919 federal election.