Martin Archer-Shee
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Member of Parliament for Finsbury | |
In office 10 February 1910 – 6 December 1923 | |
Preceded by | William Charles Steadman |
Succeeded by | Sir George Gillett |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 May 1873 |
Died | 6 January 1935 | (aged 61)
Political party | Conservative |
Relations | Alfred Shipley Pell (grandfather) |
Education | |
Military service | |
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Sir Martin Archer-Shee
politician.Background
He was the son of Martin Archer-Shee (1846-1913) and his wife Elizabeth Edith Dennistoun (1851-1890) (
Archer-Shee was educated at The Oratory School before entering the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1886.[1] After two years on the training ship HMS Britannia he became a midshipman on HMS Agincourt, part of the Channel Fleet, later transferring to HMS Cleopatra.[1] He later joined The Castaways' Club to keep in touch with his former service.
Boer War
In 1890 he resigned from the navy in order to enter the
In February 1902, he was wounded near Kromdraal when he captured enemy soldiers (mentioned in dispatches 25 April 1902[5]), and he was invalided home in May that year,[6] shortly before the official end of hostilities.
Following the war he was promoted to
In the same year he married Frances Pell (1878-1959), born in Manhattan to Alfred Walden and Mary Kirkland (Tracy) Pell. Frances's aunt Frances Louisa Tracy married the banker
Martin and Frances Archer-Shee had seven children:[1]
- John Pell Archer-Shee, 1906-1980.
- Richard Martin Archer-Shee, 1907-1963.
- Edith Frances Archer-Shee, 1908-1989.
- Kathleen Winifred Archer-Shee, 1908-1985.
- Lucy Mary Archer-Shee, 1910-1988.
- Philip Archer-Shee, 1911-1993
- Robert Alfred Archer-Shee, 1912-1988.
Member of Parliament for Finsbury Central
At the
Archer-Shee was able to use his political connections to secure the services of Edward Carson in the court case involving his half-brother, George.[10]
First World War
With the outbreak of war in 1914, Archer-Shee rejoined the army. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel, and commanded three different infantry battalions during the conflict: the 12th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (Bristol's Own), the 2/4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment and the 10th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. He was mentioned in dispatches four times, and was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for his services.[1] Following an altercation in Parliament, Noel Pemberton Billing offered Archer-Shee a duel by boxing in public for charity; Archer-Shee declined.[11]
Member of Parliament for Finsbury
At the
Archer-Shee died at his home Ashurst Lodge,
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Obituary: Lieut.-Colonel Sir M. Archer-Shee. The Army And Politics". The Times. 7 January 1935. p. 19.
- ISBN 9780434599226.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6305.
- ^ "No. 27428". The London Gazette. 25 April 1902. p. 2769.
- ^ "The War – Return of Troops". The Times. No. 36779. London. 28 May 1902. p. 9.
- ^ "No. 27476". The London Gazette. 23 September 1902. p. 6078.
- ^ "No. 27490". The London Gazette. 31 October 1902. p. 6898.
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- ISBN 1-85285-570-3.
- ^ A Challenge in the Trenches The Times 25 July 1917
- ^ "No. 32840". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1923. p. 4609.
- ^ "No. 34145". The London Gazette. 26 March 1935. p. 2091.
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Volume M". National Library of Ireland. p. 169. Retrieved 24 August 2022.