William S. Archer

William Segar Archer (born March 5, 1789 in Amelia County , Virginia , † March 28, 1855 ibid) was an American politician ( Whig Party ) who represented the state of Virginia in both chambers of Congress .

Archer, whose uncle Joseph Eggleston sat for Virginia in the US House of Representatives between 1798 and 1801 , was initially tutored and then graduated from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg in 1806 . He then studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1810 and then practiced in Amelia County and Powhatan County .

His political career began in the Virginia House of Representatives , to which he was a member from 1812 to 1819. On January 3, 1820, Archer then moved into the House of Representatives in Washington, DC ; there he succeeded the resigned James Pleasants . He was then confirmed in office six times and held his mandate until March 3, 1835. During this time he was, among other things, chairman of the foreign affairs committee . He was also a member of the special committee entrusted with drafting the Missouri Compromise , and had a major influence on its formulation. In 1834 he ran again, but was defeated by John Winston Jones .

In 1840 Archer was elected to the United States Senate for the Whigs . There he spent a full legislative period between March 4, 1841 and March 3, 1847 and was also chairman of the foreign affairs committee and the naval committee in this chamber of parliament .

After he failed in the attempt to re-elect Robert M. T. Hunter , Archer worked again as a lawyer. He died in 1855 at his country estate "The Lodge" in Amelia County.

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SURNAME	Archer, William S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Archer, William Segar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Whig Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	March 5, 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amelia County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	March 28, 1855
Place of death	Amelia County , Virginia