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Stevenson Archer (1786-1848)
1786Oct, 11

Stevenson Archer (1786-1848)

Stevenson Archer, American judge and politician (d. 1848)
Stevenson Archer (October 11, 1786 – June 26, 1848) was a slave owner, judge, and United States Representative from Maryland, representing the sixth district from 1811 to 1817, and the seventh district from 1819 to 1821. His son Stevenson Archer and father John Archer were also U.S. Congressmen from Maryland.

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Events on 1786

  • 16Jan

    Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

    Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
  • 1May

    The Marriage of Figaro

    In Vienna, Austria, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro is performed for the first time.
  • 25Jun

    St. George Island (Alaska)

    Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
  • 8Aug

    Jacques Balmat

    Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
  • 11Aug

    Penang

    Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.