James C. Archer

{{short description|Australian public servant}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = James Archer

|honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|OBE}}

|image = James Clarence Archer.png

|alt = An image of James C. Archer in black and white.

|office = Administrator of the Northern Territory

|term_start = 1 July 1956

|term_end = 31 March 1961

|predecessor = Frank Wise

|successor = Roger Nott

|birth_date = {{birth date|1900|7|28|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Elphinstone, Victoria, Australia

|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1980|12|23|1900|7|28}}

|death_place = Canberra, Australia

|nationality = Australian

}}

James Clarence Archer {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OBE}} (28 July 1900 – 23 December 1980) was an Australian public servant and Administrator of the Northern Territory. Archer, Northern Territory is named after him.