Baron Archer, of Umberslade in the County of Warwick, was a title in the

Peerage of Great Britain The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself r ...

. It was created on 7 July 1747 for Thomas Archer, who had previously represented Warwick and

Bramber Bramber is a former manor, village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It has a ruined mediaeval castle which was the ''caput'' of a large feudal barony. Bramber is located on the northern edge of the South Downs ...

in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He sat as Member of Parliament for Coventry. The title became extinct on his death in 1778. The first Baron was the son of Andrew Archer, the grandson of

Thomas Archer Thomas Archer (1668–1743) was an English Baroque architect, whose work is somewhat overshadowed by that of his contemporaries Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. His buildings are important as the only ones by an English Baroque architec ...

, the great-grandson of Sir Simon Archer and the nephew of the architect

. The family seat was

Umberslade Hall Umberslade Hall is a 17th-century mansion converted into residential apartments situated in Nuthurst near Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. The Archer family were granted the manor of Umberslade by Henry II ...

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

, where they are recorded as early as the reign of

Henry I Henry I may refer to: 876–1366 * Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936) * Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955) * Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018) * Henry I of France (1008–1060) * Henry I the Long, Margrave of the No ...

.''Memorials of Families of the Surname Archer'', John Henry Lawrence-Archer, first published in London, 1861.

Barons Archer (1747)

Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer (21 July 1695 – 19 October 1768) was an English Member of Parliament, who was created Baron Archer in 1747. His arms are blazoned: ''Azure three arrows or.''Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer (29 July 1736 – 18 April 1778), 18th-century British Whig politician, styled the Hon. Andrew Archer between 1747 and 1768. Life The son of Thomas, 1st Baron Archer, by Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Tipp ...

(1736–1778)

Ancestors

Thomas L'Archer Thomas L'Archer (died 1329) was an English monk who held the office of English Prior of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. His financial incompetence left the Order in severe difficulty. He was born at Tanworth in Arden in Warwickshire, a younger ...

(died 1329), appointed Prior of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 1321 * John L'Archers (died 1349), great-nephew of Thomas L'Archer, Lord Chancellor of Ireland * Sir Simon Archer (1581–1662), antiquary and politician *

(–1685), son of Sir Simon Archer, Member of Parliament for

in 1660 * Andrew Archer (1659–1741), eldest son of Thomas Archer, Member of Parliament for

four times between 1690 and 1722 *

(1668–1743), youngest son of Thomas Archer, Baroque architect and courtier

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Archer Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain Noble titles created in 1747