The armorial bearings of the ARCHER family of Umberslade Hall, Warwickshire, viz: Azure, three arrows, points downward, or

Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer (21 July 1695 – 19 October 1768) was an English Member of Parliament,[1] who was created Baron Archer in 1747. His arms are blazoned: Azure three arrows or.[2]

He was the eldest son and heir of Andrew Archer of Umberslade Hall in Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire and his wife Elizabeth Dashwood. His younger brother was Henry Archer. He succeeded his father to Umberslade in 1741.

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,[3] when he was raised to the peerage. He was also Custos Rotulorum of Flintshire from 1750 to 1753.

He married Catherine Tipping, daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping, 1st Baronet and had a son and daughters. He was succeeded by his son Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer, on whose death in 1778 the title became extinct.[4] His daughter Catherine married Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth.

Ancestry

Umberslade Hall

References

  1. ^ History of Parliament
  2. ^ Landed Families of Britain and Ireland: Archer of Umberslade and Hale, Barons Archer, accessed 28 Nov 2016.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  4. ^ History of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded bySir William KeytWilliam Bromley Member of Parliament for Warwick 1735–1741 With: Henry Archer Succeeded byHenry ArcherWills Hill Preceded bySir Harry GoughHarry Gough Member of Parliament for Bramber 1741–1747 With: Harry Gough Succeeded byHarry GoughJoseph Damer Honorary titles VacantTitle last held bySir Roger Mostyn Custos Rotulorum of Flintshire 1750–1753 Succeeded byThe Earl of Plymouth Peerage of Great Britain New creation Baron Archer 1747–1768 Succeeded byAndrew Archer


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