| R. Harris Archer | |
| State Delegate: | Maryland |
| Term Start: | 1884 |
| Term End: | 1888 |
| Birth Name: | Robert Harris Archer |
| Death Place: | Bel Air, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Churchville Presbyterian Church Churchville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Elizabeth Lee Cassandra Lee |
Robert Harris Archer (died February 28, 1922) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1884 to 1888.
Robert Harris Archer was born to Thomas Archer and grew up in Churchville, Maryland.[1] [2]
Archer worked in the coal and lumber business in Lapidum, Maryland. He later worked as a farmer in Priestford.[1]
Archer was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1884 to 1888.[3] Archer was general assessor in 1896. He was appointed by Judge VanBibber in 1907 as court crier. He served in that role until his death.[1]
Archer married Elizabeth Lee. They had at least two children, Mrs. S. C. Wasson and Glasgow Archer. Archer married Cassandra Lee. They had one son, Robert H. Jr.[1] [2] His son Robert H. would serve as assistant attorney general of Maryland and as a leader of the Democratic Party in Maryland.[4]
As of 1901, Archer lived at a church in Priestford.[5] He was a member of Churchville Presbyterian Church.[1]
Archer died on February 28, 1922, at the age of 77, at the home of his son in Bel Air, Maryland. He was buried at Churchville Presbyterian Church cemetery.[1]