Stevenson Archer (1786–1848)

Stevenson Archer
Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
In office
1844–1848
Preceded byJohn Buchanan
Succeeded byThomas Beale Dorsey
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland
In office
March 4, 1819  March 3, 1821
Constituency7th district
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland
In office
October 26, 1811  March 3, 1817
Constituency6th district
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1809–1810
Personal details
Born(1786-10-11)October 11, 1786
near Churchville, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJune 26, 1848(1848-06-26) (aged 61)
Churchville, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeChurchville Presbyterian Church
Churchville, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse
Pamela Barney Hays
(m. 1811)
Children9, including Stevenson Archer
Parent
RelativesStevenson A. Williams (grandson)
Alma materPrinceton College
OccupationPolitician

Stevenson Archer (October 11, 1786 – June 26, 1848) was a judge and United States Representative from Maryland, representing the sixth district from 1811 to 1817, and the seventh district from 1819 to 1821. His son Stevenson Archer and father John Archer were also U.S. Congressmen from Maryland.