Background
ARCHER, William John was born on April 2, 1861. Son of William Spearman Archer, Assistant Commissary-General and g.-son of Thomas Archer, Principal Clerk His (or Her) Majesty Treasury.
ARCHER, William John was born on April 2, 1861. Son of William Spearman Archer, Assistant Commissary-General and g.-son of Thomas Archer, Principal Clerk His (or Her) Majesty Treasury.
Lausanne.
Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Student interpreter in Siam, 1882. 1st Assistant, 1886; acting Vice-Consul at Chiengmai, 1886-1889.
Employed on the Burma-Siam Boundary Commission, 1888-1891. Consul at Chiengmai, 1896. Consul at Bangkok, 1897.
Has been in charge of the Legation at Bangkok at various times. Judge of His Britannic Majesty Court for Siam, 1903. Judge 50 of the Mixed Tribunals, Alexandria, Egypt, 1904- 1906. Councillor of the Siamese Legation in London since 1906.
Club: Oriental.
Spouse 1892, Christina C.,daughter of Rev. Roger Burrow, M.A.