The Political Graveyard: Archer family of Maryland

Archer family of Maryland

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John Archer (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. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Harris Archer (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. Burial location unknown.
Stevenson Archer (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. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
- See also: congressional biography.
Stevenson Archer (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. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Earle Chamberlain (1854-1928) — also known as George E. Chamberlain — of Albany, Linn County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born near Natchez, Adams County, Miss., January 1, 1854. Grandson of Stevenson Archer; son of Charles Thomson Chamberlain and Pamela A. (Archer) Chamberlain; married, May 21, 1879, to Sarah Newman Welch. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1880-84; Oregon state attorney general, 1891-95; appointed 1891; Governor of Oregon, 1903-09; resigned 1909; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1909-21; defeated, 1920; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Washington, D.C., July 9, 1928. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- Portrait: 1902.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

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