Baron Archer
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Lord Archer, Baron of Umberslade, in the County of Warwick, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain
. It was created on 14 July 1747 for Thomas Archer
, who had previously represented Warwick
and Bramber
in the House of Commons
. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He sat as Member of Parliament
for Coventry
. The title became extinct on his death in 1778. The first Baron was the son of Andrew Archer, the grandson of Thomas Archer, the great-grandson of Sir Simon Archer and the nephew of the architect Thomas Archer
.
The family seat was Umberslade Hall
, Warwickshire
.
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
. It was created on 14 July 1747 for Thomas Archer
Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer
Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer was an English Member of Parliament, who was created Baron Archer in 1747.He was the son and heir of Andrew Archer of Umberslade Hall in Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire and his wife Elizabeth Dashwood...
, who had previously represented Warwick
Warwick (UK Parliament constituency)
Warwick was a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Warwick, within the larger Warwickshire constituency of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then to the...
and Bramber
Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)
Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1472 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:The borough consisted of...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Coventry
Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
. The title became extinct on his death in 1778. The first Baron was the son of Andrew Archer, the grandson of Thomas Archer, the great-grandson of Sir Simon Archer and the nephew of the architect Thomas Archer
Thomas Archer
Thomas Archer was an English Baroque architect, whose work is somewhat overshadowed by that of his contemporaries Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. Archer was born at Umberslade Hall in Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire, the youngest son of Thomas Archer, a country gentleman, Parliamentary...
.
The family seat was Umberslade Hall
Umberslade Hall
Umberslade Hall is a 17th century mansion converted into residential apartments situated near Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire. It is a Grade II* listed building....
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
.
Ancestors
- Sir Simon ArcherSir Simon ArcherSir Simon Archer was an English antiquary and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Archer was the eldest son of Andrew Archer of Umberslade Hall, near Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire. Like his father, he expanded the family estate...
, antiquary - Thomas Archer (1619–1685), his son
- Thomas ArcherThomas ArcherThomas Archer was an English Baroque architect, whose work is somewhat overshadowed by that of his contemporaries Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. Archer was born at Umberslade Hall in Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire, the youngest son of Thomas Archer, a country gentleman, Parliamentary...
(1668–1743), architect and courtier, younger son
- Thomas Archer
- Andrew Archer (1659-1741)Andrew Archer (1659-1741)Andrew Archer was a British landowner.The eldest son of Thomas Archer, he inherited Umberslade Hall in Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire upon his father's death in 1685. Archer served as Member of Parliament for Warwickshire from 1690 to 1698, from 1705 to 1710, and again from 1713 to 1722.He...
, MP for WarwickshireWarwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament , traditionall known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.-Boundaries and franchise:The...
Barons Archer (1747)
- Thomas Archer, 1st Baron ArcherThomas Archer, 1st Baron ArcherThomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer was an English Member of Parliament, who was created Baron Archer in 1747.He was the son and heir of Andrew Archer of Umberslade Hall in Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire and his wife Elizabeth Dashwood...
(1695–1768), son of Andrew Archer - Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron ArcherAndrew Archer, 2nd Baron ArcherAndrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer , styled The Honourable Andrew Archer between 1747 and 1768, was a British peer and Whig politician....
(1736–1778)