Archibald Archer

Archibald Archer M.L.A., J.P., (18 March 1820 – 6 February 1902)[1] was a Queensland politician, a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, and Treasurer of Queensland. He was one of the Archer brothers, an early Queensland pioneering family.

The Honourable Archibald Archer JP
12th Treasurer of Queensland
In office 5 January 1882 – 13 November 1883
Preceded by	Thomas McIlwraith
Succeeded by	James Francis Garrick
Constituency	Blackall
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton
In office 27 July 1867 – 19 November 1869
Preceded by	Thomas FitzGerald
Succeeded by	Henry Milford
In office 5 May 1888 – 4 April 1896 Serving with William Pattison, George Curtis
Preceded by	John Ferguson
Succeeded by	William Kidston
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Blackall
In office 28 November 1878 – 23 January 1886
Preceded by	Peter MacDonald
Succeeded by	William Pattison
Personal details
Born	(1820-03-13)13 March 1820 Fife, Scotland
Died	6 February 1902(1902-02-06) (aged 81) Larvik, Norway
Nationality	Scottish
Relations	Archer brothers
Occupation	Grazier, Agent-General

Personal life

Archibald Archer was born in Fife, Scotland on 18 March 1820, the son of William Archer, of Larvik, Norway.[2] At age 5, Archer went with his father to Norway and was educated in Norway. Later he spent five years in an engineering establishment in Scotland. Archer emigrated to Australia, where he arrived in 1842, but only stayed five months, subsequently spending thirteen years in the South Sea and Sandwich Islands. In the latter he was engaged on coffee and sugar plantations.[2]

Returning to Queensland in 1860, Archer took up his residence at Gracemere station.

In 1896, Archer left Australia[3] and died at the family's Norwegian estate, Tolderedden, Larvik, Norway on 6 February 1902 aged 81 years.[4]

Public life

Archer was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Rockhampton from 27 July 1867 to 19 November 1869,[5] during which he assisted in passing the Land Act of 1868.

On 28 November 1878, Archer was elected again to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Blackall which he held until 23 January 1886.[5] During this term, he was Treasurer and Secretary for Public Instruction in the first Thomas McIlwraith Government from 5 January 1882 to 13 November 1883.[5]

On 5 May 1888, Archer was elected again to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Rockhampton (again) which he held until 4 April 1896.[5] Archer was a strong advocate of the subdivision of Queensland. In 1892 Mr. Archer visited England in company with John Ferguson as a deputation on behalf of the Central Queensland Territorial Separation League.[2]

See also

• The Archer brothers

References

1. O'Keeffe, Mary. "Archer, Archibald (1820–1902)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 June 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
2. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Archer, Archibald" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
3. "DEATH OF MR. A. ARCHER". The Capricornian. Rockhampton, Qld: National Library of Australia. 22 February 1902. p. 31. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
4. Death certificate for Archibald Archer (original in Norwegian plus English translation) within Supreme Court Central District Rockhampton Ecclesiastical Files 42/1902, accessed 26 February 2013 at Queensland State Archives
5. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Thomas FitzGerald	Member for Rockhampton 1867–1869	Succeeded by Henry Milford
Preceded by Peter MacDonald	Member for Blackall 1878–1886	Succeeded by William Pattison
Preceded by John Ferguson	Member for Rockhampton 1888–1896 Served alongside: William Pattison, George Curtis	Succeeded by William Kidston