Archibald Harley

Archibald Harley (October 10, 1824 – May 19, 1904) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Oxford South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick, the son of William Harley, a land surveyor, and was educated in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1847, he married Elizabeth Stewart. For a time, he was involved in the lumber business in Ancaster with his brother-in-law James F. Wilson.^[1] Harley served as a member of the council for Burford Township, also serving as deputy reeve and reeve for the township and warden for Brant County.

References

Archibald Harley – Parliament of Canada biography
The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883 JA Gemmill

↑ History of the county of Brant (1920) Reville, FD

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