William S. Archer

William Segar Archer
United States Senator
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1847
Preceded byWilliam H. Roane
Succeeded byRobert M. T. Hunter
Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
In office
December 5, 1842 – March 3, 1845
Preceded byWilliam C. Rives
Succeeded byWilliam Allen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1835
Preceded byJared Williams
Succeeded byJohn W. Jones
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 17th district
In office
January 3, 1820 – March 4, 1823
Preceded byJames Pleasants
Succeeded byJared Williams
Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1835
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Amelia County
In office
1812–1814
Preceded byJames P. Cocke
Succeeded byJohn Lane
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Amelia County
In office
1818–1821
Preceded byJohn Lane
Succeeded byJohn Peyton Bolling
Personal details
Born(1789-03-05)March 5, 1789
Amelia County, Virginia, US
DiedMarch 28, 1855(1855-03-28) (aged 66)
Amelia County, Virginia, US
Resting placeAmelia County, Virginia, US
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Other political
affiliations
Democrat
Whig
Alma materThe College of William & Mary
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer

William Segar Archer (March 5, 1789 – March 28, 1855) was a politician, planter and lawyer from Amelia County, Virginia who served several times in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate (1841 to 1847).[1]

  1. ^ "William Segar Archer (1789–1855) – Encyclopedia Virginia".