Background
He was born the eldest son of Edward Archdall of Riversdale, County Fermanagh, who had been Sheriff of Fermanagh in 1813.
He was born the eldest son of Edward Archdall of Riversdale, County Fermanagh, who had been Sheriff of Fermanagh in 1813.
He was educated at private schools in England and Brasenose College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1830 but did not graduate.
He joined the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, becoming a cornet in 1832, a lieutenant in 1835 and a captain in 1841. He retired on half pay in 1847. He was returned unopposed in the following nine elections, sitting until 1874.
He was appointed Sheriff of Fermanagh for 1879.
He also kept racehorses. He died in 1895 at Cannes in the south of France.
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He was a noted member of the Orange Order and became treasurer of the grand lodge of Ireland.
