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 (189317)
Nationalist (191719)
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.