Mervyn Archdall (senior)
Mervyn Archdall of Castle Archdale, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh and Trilleck, County Tyrone was a British High Sheriff and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Archdall was born the only son of Nicholas Archdall of Derrygonnelly, County Fermanagh and his first wife Angel Archdall, the daughter and heiress of William Archdall of Castle Archdale.He was educated at Trinity College Dublin and studied law at Lincoln's Inn in London. He succeeded his mother in 1745 and his father in 1763.
Career
Archdall became the Governor of Fermanagh in 1756 and served as a member of the Parliament of Ireland for County Fermanagh from 1761 to 1800. He served as the High Sheriff of Fermanagh from 1773 to 1774.After the Acts of Union, he became a co-opted MP in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Fermanagh from 1801 to 1802, after which he handed the seat to his son and heir, Mervyn Archdall Jr.