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Archer family of Churchville, Maryland

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  John Archer (1741-1810) — of Maryland. Born in Cecil County, Md., May 5, 1741. Democrat. Physician; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1777, 1779-80; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S. Representative from Maryland at-large, 1801-07. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died near Churchville, Harford County, Md., September 28, 1810 (age 69 years, 146 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
  Relatives: Father of Robert Harris Archer and Stevenson Archer (1786-1848); grandfather of Stevenson Archer (1827-1898).
  Political family: Archer family of Churchville, Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Harris Archer (1775-1857) — of Baltimore, Md.; Harford County, Md. Born in Harford County, Md., August 28, 1775. 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.
  Relatives: Son of John Archer.
  Political family: Archer family of Churchville, Maryland.
  Stevenson Archer (1786-1848) — of Maryland. Born near Churchville, Harford County, Md., October 11, 1786. 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. Slaveowner. Died near Churchville, Harford County, Md., June 26, 1848 (age 61 years, 259 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
  Relatives: Son of John Archer; father of Stevenson Archer (1827-1898); grandfather of George Earle Chamberlain.
  Political family: Archer family of Churchville, Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Stevenson Archer (1827-1898) — of Bel Air, Harford County, Md. Born near Churchville, Harford County, Md., February 28, 1827. 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. Slaveowner. Died, in Baltimore City Hospital, Baltimore, Md., August 2, 1898 (age 71 years, 155 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Stevenson Archer (1786-1848); grandson of John Archer.
  Political family: Archer family of Churchville, Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
George E. Chamberlain 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. 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; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1904 (speaker), 1924 (alternate); U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1909-21; defeated, 1920; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Washington, D.C., July 9, 1928 (age 74 years, 190 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Thomson Chamberlain and Pamela A. (Archer) Chamberlain; married, May 21, 1879, to Sarah Newman Welch; married 1926 to Carolyn Bertha Skiff; grandson of Stevenson Archer.
  Political family: Archer family of Churchville, Maryland.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Chamberlain (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1902
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