Son of John Archer, of Edgbaston (qv). Born at Birmingham on Oct 4th, 1848, and entered Rugby School on Oct 4th, 1863, where he was in ‘School’ under Dr Temple. Entered Trinity College, Cambridge, on Dec 17th, 1866, matriculated early in 1867, and graduated BA with a ‘poll’ degree in 1872. He was trained at the Addenbrooke Hospital, Cambridge, and at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he was House Surgeon. He went to Birmingham, practising at 4 Waterloo Street, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon at the Birmingham General Hospital. Later he came to London and practised at 18 St Quintin’s Avenue, North Kensington, where he died on Nov 10th, 1890.