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Archer-Eggleston family of Virginia

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Joseph Eggleston (1754-1811) — of Virginia. Born in Middlesex County, Va., November 24, 1754. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1790; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1798-1801. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Amelia County, Va., February 13, 1811 (age 56 years, 81 days). Interment at Old Grub Hill Church Cemetery, Amelia Court House, Va.
  Relatives: Uncle of William Segar Archer; first cousin once removed of Joseph Cary Eggleston.
  Political family: Archer-Eggleston family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Segar Archer (1789-1855) — also known as William S. Archer — of Amelia County, Va. Born in Amelia County, Va., March 5, 1789. 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. Slaveowner. Died in Amelia County, Va., March 28, 1855 (age 66 years, 23 days). Interment at Archer Family Cemetery at The Lodge, Amelia County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Maj. John Archer and Elizabeth (Eggleston) Archer; nephew of Joseph Eggleston; first cousin once removed of Branch Tanner Archer; second cousin of Joseph Cary Eggleston; second cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson.
  Political family: Archer-Eggleston family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Branch Tanner Archer (1790-1856) — Born in Fauquier County, Va., December 13, 1790. 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.
  Relatives: First cousin once removed of William Segar Archer.
  Political family: Archer-Eggleston family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Archer County, Tex. is named for him.
  Joseph Cary Eggleston (1812-1846) — of Indiana. Born in Amelia County, Va., May 12, 1812. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1835-37; member of Indiana state senate, 1840-42; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1845. Methodist. Died in Vevay, Switzerland County, Ind., October 21, 1846 (age 34 years, 162 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: First cousin once removed of Joseph Eggleston; second cousin of William Segar Archer.
  Political family: Archer-Eggleston family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

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