Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer
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Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer (21 July 1695 – 19 October 1768) 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. He married Catherine Tipping, daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping, 1st Baronet
.
He served as Member of Parliament of Warwick
from 1735 to 1741 and then for the rotten borough
of Bramber
in Sussex
from 1741 until 1747, when he was raised to the peerage. He was also Custos Rotulorum of Flintshire
from 1750 to 1753.
He was succeeded by his son Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer
, on whose death in 1778 the title became extinct.
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,...
, who was created Baron Archer
Baron Archer
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...
in 1747.
He was the son and heir of Andrew Archer
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...
of 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....
in Tanworth in Arden, 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...
and his wife Elizabeth Dashwood. He married Catherine Tipping, daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Tipping, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Tipping was a late 17th century English baronet and Member of Parliament.Sir Thomas was the second son, but tenth child, of Sir Thomas Tipping of Wheatfield Park in Oxfordshire by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Sir White Beconshaw of Moyles Court at Ellingham in Hampshire...
.
He served as Member of Parliament of 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...
from 1735 to 1741 and then for the rotten borough
Rotten borough
A "rotten", "decayed" or pocket borough was a parliamentary borough or constituency in the United Kingdom that had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain undue and unrepresentative influence within Parliament....
of 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 Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
from 1741 until 1747, when he was raised to the peerage. He was also Custos Rotulorum of Flintshire
Custos Rotulorum of Flintshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Flintshire.* Sir Nicholas Hare bef. 1544–1557* John Griffith bef. 1558 – aft. 1579* Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester bef. 1584–1588...
from 1750 to 1753.
He was succeeded by his son Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer
Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer
Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer , styled The Honourable Andrew Archer between 1747 and 1768, was a British peer and Whig politician....
, on whose death in 1778 the title became extinct.