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William Segar Archer (March 5 1789 – March 28 1855) was a politician and lawyer from Virginia who served in the United States Senate from 1841 to 1847. He was the nephew of Joseph Eggleston.

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active years end date
1823-03-04, 1835-03-04
active years start date
1820-01-03, 1823-03-04
associate
James Murray Mason, William Cabell Rives, Isaac S. Pennybacker
birth date
1789-03-05
birth place
Amelia County Virginia, United States
death date
1855-03-28
death place
Virginia, Amelia County Virginia, United States
office
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
other party
Whig Party (United States), Democratic Party (United States)
party
Democratic-Republican Party
profession
Lawyer, Politician
region
Virginia, Virginia's 3rd congressional district, Virginia's 17th congressional district
successor
John Winston Jones, William Allen (governor), Jared Williams (Virginia), James Moore Wayne

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