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See also
George
Earle Chamberlain —
Robert
Archer Cooper —
Archer
R. Dunning —
John
Archer Elmore —
Edward
Reeves Galloway —
Archer
Thomas Gay —
Archer
Green —
Archer
Parr —
George
C. Porter —
Archer
E. Reilly —
Stephen
J. Stilwell —
Benjamin
Irving Taylor —
Robert
L. Wiedebusch —
Archer
Woodford |
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Bill See William Reynolds Archer,
Jr. |
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Archer, Branch Tanner
(1790-1856) —
Born in Fauquier
County, Va., December
13, 1790.
First cousin once removed of William Segar
Archer.
Physician;
member of Virginia
House of Burgesses, 1819-20; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Columbia, 1833; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1836; Texas
Republic Secretary of War, 1840-41.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brazoria, Brazoria
County, Tex., September
22, 1856 (age 65 years, 284
days).
Interment at Restwood
Memorial Park, Clute, Tex.
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Archer, Charles E. —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1933; candidate
for New
York state senate 2nd District, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, Dennis Wayne (b.
1942) —
also known as Dennis W. Archer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986-90; appointed 1986; resigned
1990; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2008.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
National
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Archer, Erwin A. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Socialist Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1903; Socialist
Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1914; Socialist Labor candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, Floy Evelyn —
also known as Floy Archer; Floy Evelyn
Brennan —
of Whittier, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Daughter of Harold Joseph Brennan and Jean (Gates) Brennan; married,
April
12, 1947, to Edward P. Archer.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1964;
member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1967.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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Archer, Garfield Joseph
(1880-1940) —
also known as Garfield Archer —
of Densmore, Norton
County, Kan.
Born in Densmore, Norton
County, Kan., June 9,
1880.
Grandfather of Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr..
Republican. Farmer; lumber, coal,
and grain
merchant; ordained
minister; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1932; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1940.
Methodist.
Died in Densmore, Norton
County, Kan., November
7, 1940 (age 60 years, 151
days).
Interment at Densmore
Cemetery, Densmore, Kan.
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Archer, George F. —
of Greenville, Washington
County, Miss.
Mayor
of Greenville, Miss., 1952-55.
Still living as of 1955.
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Archer, George W. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
National Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,
1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, Glenn Leroy, Jr. (b.
1929) —
Born in Densmore, Norton
County, Kan., March 21,
1929.
Grandson of Garfield Joseph Archer; son of
Glenn Leroy Archer, Sr.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1985-97; took
senior status 1997.
Still living as of 2001.
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Archer, Harold L. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Archer, Hugh —
of Port Leon, Wakulla
County, Fla.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1854.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, Jacqueline —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
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Archer, James O. —
of Pennsylvania.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, James Tillinghast
(1819-1859) —
also known as James T. Archer —
of Florida.
Born in Gillisonville, Jasper
County, S.C., May 15,
1819.
Son of Hugh Archer and Susan Matilda (Tillinghast) Archer; married to
Mary Brown.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1840; secretary of
state of Florida, 1845-48.
The town of Archer, Florida is named for
him.
Died, of heart
disease, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., June 1,
1859 (age 40 years, 17
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Archer, John (1741-1810) —
of Maryland.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., May 5,
1741.
Father of Robert Harris Archer and Stevenson Archer (1786-1848); grandfather of Stevenson Archer (1828-1898).
Democrat. Physician;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1777, 1779-80; served in the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Presidential Elector
for Maryland, 1796;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1801-07.
Presbyterian.
Died near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., September
28, 1810 (age 69 years, 146
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
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Archer, John C. —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hamden, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, John Thomas —
of Washington,
D.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
District of Columbia, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Archer, Julian H. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Trinidad, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, Lawrence —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Mayor
of San Jose, Calif., 1856, 1878-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, Lawrence —
of California.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 7th District, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, Mary —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1921.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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P. See Oliver Percy
Archer |
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Archer, Oliver Percy
(1869-1930) —
also known as O. P. Archer —
of McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Garland, Tipton
County, Tenn., November
29, 1869.
Married to Clara Hill (1879-1958).
Mayor
of McAllen, Tex., 1913-23.
Member, Rotary.
Archer Park, which he donated to the city of McAllen in 1917, was named for
him in 1933.
Died May 3,
1930 (age 60 years, 155
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, McAllen, Tex.
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Archer, Raymond —
U.S. Vice Consul in Medan, 1926-29.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, Robert Harris
(1775-1857) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Harford
County, Md.
Born in Harford
County, Md., August
28, 1775.
Son of John Archer.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1800; orphan's court judge in Maryland,
1825-29.
Presbyterian.
Died, of apoplexy,
May
19, 1857 (age 81 years, 264
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, Roy —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 43rd District, 1982.
Still living as of 1982.
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Archer, Rudolph Wellmon (b.
1869) —
also known as Rudolph W. Archer —
of Belmont
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Bellaire, Belmont
County, Ohio, September
20, 1869.
Son of Orlando Gallagher Archer and Lena (Keifer) Archer; married, May 8,
1905, to Hannah St. John.
Republican. Belmont
County Treasurer, 1906-11; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1915-17, 1919-23.
Christian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, St. Clair —
of Bellaire, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1936
(alternate), 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, Stevenson
(1786-1848) —
of Maryland.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., October
11, 1786.
Son of John Archer; father of Stevenson Archer (1828-1898); grandfather of George
Earle Chamberlain.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1809-10; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1811-17, 1819-21; judge of
Mississippi territorial supreme court, 1817-18; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1823-48; died in office 1848.
Presbyterian.
Died near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., June 26,
1848 (age 61 years, 259
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
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Archer, Stevenson
(1828-1898) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., February
28, 1828.
Grandson of John Archer; son of Stevenson Archer (1786-1848).
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1854; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1867-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1868,
1876;
Maryland
state treasurer, 1886-90; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1887-89.
In April, 1890, following an investigation
which revealed a shortage
of $132,000, he was arrested,
removed
from office as State Treasurer, and charged
with embezzlement.
He pleaded
guilty and wrote to the court: "No part of the State's money or
securities was ever used by me in gambling, stock speculation, or for
political purposes; nor have I at this time one dollar of it left."
Sentenced
to five years in prison.
Due to his failing health, was pardoned
by Gov. Frank
Brown in May 1894.
Died, in Baltimore City Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., August 2,
1898 (age 70 years, 155
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
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Archer, Thomas —
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, Van Henry, Jr. (b.
1940) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
13, 1940.
Son of Van Henry Archer, Sr. and Dorothy (Richey) Archer; married 1962 to Edna
Myrick.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972,
1976,
1980;
member of Texas
Republican State Executive Committee, 1983.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1983.
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Archer, W. —
of Vermont.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, W. R. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Archer, William —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1896, 1905; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1904,
1912;
candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, William A. —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1977.
Still living as of 1977.
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Archer, William Beatty
(1793-1870) —
also known as William B. Archer —
of Marshall, Clark
County, Ill.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., January
30, 1793.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1825-26; member of Illinois
state senate, 1827-35; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black
Hawk War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1856;
Convention Vice-President, Republican National
Convention, 1856.
Died August 9,
1870 (age 77 years, 191
days).
Interment at Walnut
Prairie Cemetery, Near Marshall, Clark County, Ill.
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Archer, William R. —
of Pike
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Pike County, 1847.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, William R. —
of Pike
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 24th District,
1869-70; member of Illinois
state senate, 1873-83, 1883-85 (38th District 1873-83, 36th
District 1883-85).
Burial
location unknown.
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Archer, William Reynolds, Jr. (b.
1928) —
also known as Bill Archer —
of Hunters Creek Village, Harris
County, Tex.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., March 22,
1928.
Father-in-law of Wayne
Parker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1971-2001; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972,
1988.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Archer, William Segar
(1789-1855) —
also known as William S. Archer —
of Amelia
County, Va.
Born in Amelia
County, Va., March 5,
1789.
Second cousin once removed of Thomas
Jefferson; nephew of Joseph
Eggleston; son of Maj. John Archer and Elizabeth (Eggleston)
Archer; first cousin once removed of Branch
Tanner Archer; second cousin of Joseph
Cary Eggleston.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1812-19; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1820-35 (17th District 1820-21, 3rd
District 1821-35); defeated, 1834; delegate to Whig National
Convention from Virginia, 1839; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1841-47.
Died in Amelia
County, Va., March 28,
1855 (age 66 years, 23
days).
Interment at Archer
Family Cemetery at The Lodge, Amelia County, Va.
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