Hugh Archer (August 21, 1796 – January 23, 1858) was a politician in Florida. Archer settled in Leon County in the

Florida Territory The Territory of Florida was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 30, 1822, until March 3, 1845, when it was admitted to the Union as the state of Florida. Originally the major portion of the Spanish te ...

in the 1830s. Prior to Florida statehood, he represented Leon County in the

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beginning in 1840 and was Chief Clerk of the House from 1842 to 1845. Upon statehood, he was the first

Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives The speaker is the presiding member of the Florida House of Representatives. The Speaker and his staff provide direction and coordination to employees throughout the House and serve the members in carrying out their constitutional responsibilitie ...

in 1845 but resigned later that year. From August 26, 1845, to January 2, 1847, and July 24, 1847, to December 28, 1847, he was

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. In 1850, he was again Speaker of the House. During his political career he was an ally of both

David Levy Yulee David Levy Yulee (born David Levy; June 12, 1810 – October 10, 1886) was an American politician and attorney. Born on the island of St. Thomas, then under British control, he was of Sephardic Jewish ancestry: His father was a Sephardi from Mo ...

and Thomas Brown.

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