| Stevenson Archer 1827-1898 |
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Archer was born at 'Medical Hall,' near Churchville, Maryland and attended Bel Air Academy , later graduating from Princeton College in 1848. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1850, commencing practice the same year. In 1854, he served as a member of the Maryland House Of Delegates , and was elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4 , 1867 until March 3 , 1875 . He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1874, and continued the practice of law in Bel Air until his death. He is interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery of Churchville, Maryland . Archer's father and grandfather, Stevenson Archer and John Archer respectively, were both Congressmen from Maryland as well. EXTERNAL LINK |
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