Henry W. Archer
{{short description|American politician (1813–1887)}}
{{for|his son, the Maryland politician and lawyer|Harry W. Archer Jr.}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Henry W. Archer
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| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = Harford County
| term_start = 1844
| term_end = 1844
| predecessor =
| successor =
| alongside = Frederick T. Amos, William J. Polk, George Yellott
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1813|4|18}}
| birth_place = Stafford, Harford County, Maryland, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1887|7|8|1813|4|18}}
| death_place = near Bel Air, Maryland, U.S.
| resting_place = Green Mount Cemetery
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| party = Whig (until 1861)
Democrat (1861 and after)
| spouse = {{marriage|Mary E. Walker|1849}}
| children = 9, including Henry W. Jr. and James
| relatives = James J. Archer (brother)
| education = Yale University
| alma_mater = Union College
| occupation = Politician
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Henry W. Archer (April 18, 1813 – July 8, 1887) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County in 1844.
Early life
Henry W. Archer was born on April 18, 1813, in Stafford, Harford County, Maryland, to John Archer. His father was a physician.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121682570/henry-w-archer-16-jul-1887-the/ |title=Henry W. Archer |date=1887-07-16 |newspaper=The Union |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-03-26}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121684530/death-of-hon-henry-w-archer-15-jul/ |title=Death of Hon. Henry W. Archer |date=1887-07-15 |newspaper=The Aegis and Intelligencer |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-03-26}}{{Open access}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalcycl02nati/page/n97/mode/2up |title=The Biographical Cyclopedia of Representative Men of Maryland and District of Columbia |publisher=National Biographical Publishing Company |year=1878 |pages=401–402 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-10-28}}{{Open access}} He attended Yale University and graduated from Union College. He read law with his brother-in-law Albert Constable. He was admitted to the bar in Baltimore in 1835. His brother was James J. Archer, general of the Confederate States Army.
Career
Archer practiced law in Harford and Cecil counties.
Archer was a Whig until 1861, when he switched to the Democratic Party. Archer served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County in 1844.{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/hahouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Harford County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=1999-04-30 |access-date=2023-03-26}} He served in Maryland's constitutional convention of 1867. In 1883, his name was mentioned for nomination as state governor.
Personal life
Archer married Mary E. Walker, daughter of John W. Walker, of Chestertown on June 7, 1849. He had five sons and four daughters, including Henry W. Jr., Robert, James, William S., Graham, Lizzie, Mary, Nannie and Isabel. Archer lived in Bel Air. He owned farms in Harford, Cecil, Kent and Baltimore counties.
Archer died following intestinal and kidney troubles on July 8, 1887, at his Shamrock home near Bel Air. He was buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121684340/burial-of-hon-henry-w-archer-11-jul/ |title=Burial of Hon. Henry W. Archer |date=1887-07-11 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-03-26}}{{Open access}}
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Category:People from Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland
Category:Union College (New York) alumni
Category:Members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Category:19th-century American lawyers
Category:Archer family (Maryland)
Category:19th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly