Branch
Tanner
Archer
Born in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Field Archer
and Frances (Tanner) Archer
Brother of
William Archer, Peter Field Archer II, Mary Page (Archer) Saunders, Eliza Royall (Archer) Gay, Richard C. Archer [half] and Frances Archer [half]
Husband of
Anna Eloisa (Clarke) Archer
— married
[date unknown] in Keswick Farm, Powhatan, Virginia, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 65
in Brazoria, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Nov 2014
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Branch Archer was a Texan.
Branch Archer is Notable.
Biography
This profile was written by Allan Harl Thomas
Birth: Dec. 13, 1790 Henrico County Virginia, USA
Dr. Branch T. Archer received a medical degree in 1808 from the University of Pennsylvania. He practiced medicine in Virginia. Dr. Archer represented Powhattan County in the General Assembly of Virginia during the session of 1819-1820[1]
Dr. Archer went to Texas and became an advocate for Texas Independence from Mexico. He was elected president of the Consultation of 1835. He served in the First Congress of the new republic of Texas. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives during the second session. Dr. Archer served as Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas in 1840-1841.[2][3]
He remained an active leader in Texas politics until his death on September 22, 1856. Death: Sep. 22, 1856, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
He is buried at Eagle Island Plantation in Brazoria County. Archer County was formed in1858 and named in his honor. [4][5]
The Texan brig, Archer was a two-masted brig of the Second Texas Navy from 1842-1846. She was the sister ship of the Wharton. Transferred to the United States Navy in 1846, she was sold for $450..1846 Texan brig, Archer
Sources
- ↑ http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/far02
- ↑ http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7355/pg7355.html Works by William H. Wharton at Project Gutenberg]
- ↑ http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/far02
- ↑ http://www.texascounties.net/statistics/naming.htm
- ↑ http://www.lsjunction.com/people/archer.htm
- http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/far02
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_T._Archer
- http://thetexasunderground.blogspot.com/2011/05/branch-tanner-archer.html
- Works by William H. Wharton at Project Gutenberg
- Mention of Dr. Branch T. Archer of Powhatan https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=CH18290526.1.3&srpos=3&e=-----1891--en-20--1--txt-txIN-horner+archer+powhatan-------Richmond%2c+VA
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