Thomas Archer (1619-1685)
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Thomas Archer of Umberslade Hall
in Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire
, was the second son (but heir) of Sir Simon Archer. He served as a Parliamentary Colonel during the English Civil War
and at the Restoration became Member of Parliament
for Warwickshire
in the Convention Parliament (1660), although he did not sit in any Parliament following. His eldest son and heir was Andrew Archer
and his second son was Thomas Archer
, the architect and courtier. Of his other children, Leigh died unmarried, Elizabeth married Sir Thomas Croft, 1st Baronet, and Frances married Sir Francis Rouse, 3rd Baronet.
Umberslade Hall
Umberslade Hall is a 17th century mansion converted into residential apartments situated near Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire. It is a Grade II* listed building....
in Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, was the second son (but heir) of Sir Simon Archer. He served as a Parliamentary Colonel during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
and at the Restoration became Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Warwickshire
Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament , traditionall known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.-Boundaries and franchise:The...
in the Convention Parliament (1660), although he did not sit in any Parliament following. His eldest son and heir was Andrew Archer
Andrew Archer (1659-1741)
Andrew Archer was a British landowner.The eldest son of Thomas Archer, he inherited Umberslade Hall in Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire upon his father's death in 1685. Archer served as Member of Parliament for Warwickshire from 1690 to 1698, from 1705 to 1710, and again from 1713 to 1722.He...
and his second son was Thomas Archer
Thomas Archer
Thomas Archer was an English Baroque architect, whose work is somewhat overshadowed by that of his contemporaries Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. Archer was born at Umberslade Hall in Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire, the youngest son of Thomas Archer, a country gentleman, Parliamentary...
, the architect and courtier. Of his other children, Leigh died unmarried, Elizabeth married Sir Thomas Croft, 1st Baronet, and Frances married Sir Francis Rouse, 3rd Baronet.