- John Archer (Maryland)
John Archer (
May 5 ,1741 –September 28 ,1810 ) was a U.S. Congressman fromMaryland , representing the sixth district for three terms from 1801–1807. His son, Stevenson Archer and grandson Stevenson Archer II were also Congressmen from Maryland.Archer was born near
Churchville, Maryland , and attended theWest Nottingham Academy inCecil County, Maryland , later graduating fromPrinceton College in 1760. He studied theology, but owing to a throat affection, he abandoned his studies in that area and began the study of medicine. He graduated as a physician from theCollege of Philadelphia in 1768, receiving the first medical diploma issued on the American continent.In 1769, Archer commenced the practice of law in
Harford County, Maryland . He was a member of the Revolutionary committee from 1774 to 1776, and later raised a military company during theAmerican Revolutionary War . He was a member of the first state constitutional convention of 1776, and served in theMaryland House of Delegates from 1777 to 1779. During the Revolutionary War, Archer was volunteeraide-de-camp to GeneralAnthony Wayne at Stony Point. OnJune 1 ,1779 , Archer was made a captain and subsequently a major in theContinental Army .Archer was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Congresses, serving from
March 4 ,1801 untilMarch 3 ,1807 . During his last term he was a member of the committee on foreign affairs. In the interval from 1817 to 1819 he was United States judge for the territory of Mississippi. He founded, with his son Thomas Archer, the medical and chirurgical faculty of Maryland in 1799. Archer died at his country home, "Medical Hall", near Churchville, Maryland, and is interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery of Churchville.References
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