Archibald Beaton Gillis

He represented Whitewood in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1894 to 1904 as a Liberal-Conservative, and Whitewood (and then Pipestone) in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1912 as a Provincial Rights (Conservative) member.Gillis sat for Saskatchewan division in the Senate of Canada from 1921 to 1940.[1] He was born in Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia, the son of Donald Gillis, a native of Scotland.Gillis was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1901 to 1905.He served as lieutenant-colonel in the 217th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West TerritoriesWilliam EakinWhycocomaghNova ScotiaWhitewoodSaskatchewanLegislative Assembly of the Northwest TerritoriesLiberal-ConservativePipestoneLegislative Assembly of SaskatchewanProvincial RightsSenate of CanadaWhycocomagh, Nova ScotiaScotlandNorthwest TerritoriesSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest TerritoriesCanadian Expeditionary ForceWorld War I1894 North-West Territories general election1898 North-West Territories general election1902 North-West Territories general electionLiberal–Conservative1905 Saskatchewan general electionLiberal1908 Saskatchewan general election1912 Saskatchewan general electionRichard James PhinConservative