Archibald M. Gilchrist

Archibald McKay Gilchrist (September 16, 1805 – July 2, 1854) was a lawyer and an Alabama state legislator. He was originally from North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1826.^[1][2] He and his half-brother James G. Gilchrist were partners in a law firm in Hayneville, Alabama, the county seat of Lowndes County.^[2] He represented Lowndes County, Alabama in the Alabama State Senate in 1844 and 1845.^[3] In 1847 he opposed the Wilmot Proviso.^[4] He was buried at a place called Hilburn.^[5] He had a son, John Mushat Gilchrist, who was a captain of the 5th Alabama and died of wounds received at the Battle of Cold Harbor.^[6]