Major Sir Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter (26 March 1873 – 27 May 1937) was a British Conservative Party politician.
The 4th son of Rt. Rev. Sir William Boyd-Carpenter (KCVO), Bishop of Ripon and Canon of Westminster, Archibald Boyd-Carpenter was educated at Harrow School and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was Secretary and President of the Oxford Union. He served in the Highland Light Infantry and in the South African War, during which he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Queen's medal (with 3 clasps) and the King's medal (with 2 clasps). He was Staff Captain to Major-General Lord Chesham, and Lt-Gen. Sir H. E. Belfield (KCB), 1901–1902. He later served in World War I.
He was Mayor of Harrogate, 1909–1910 and 1910–1911; Alderman of Borough and represented Harrogate in West Riding County Council, 1910–1919. He was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford North from 1918 to 1923, for Coventry from 1924 to 1929 and for Chertsey from 1931.
Boyd-Carpenter held ministerial office as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour from November 1922 until March 1923, Financial Secretary to the Treasury from March to May 1923, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty and Paymaster-General from May 1923 until January 1924. Boyd-Carpenter was knighted in 1926. His son, John, was also a Conservative MP and Minister.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Bradford North 1918–1923 |
Succeeded by Walter Russell Rea |
| Preceded by Albert Arthur Purcell |
Member of Parliament for Coventry 1924 – 1929 |
Succeeded by Philip Noel-Baker |
| Preceded by Sir Philip Richardson, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Chertsey 1931 – 1937 |
Succeeded by Arthur Marsden |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Anderson Montague-Barlow |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour Nov 1922 – Mar 1923 |
Succeeded by Henry Betterton |
| Preceded by John Waller Hills |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury March 1923–May 1923 |
Succeeded by William Joynson-Hicks |
| Preceded by Bolton Eyres-Monsell |
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty May 1923 – Jan 1924 |
Succeeded by Charles George Ammon |
| Preceded by William Joynson-Hicks |
Paymaster-General May 1923 – Jan 1924 |
Succeeded by Harry Gosling |