Alexander Archer
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Alexander Archer (født 10. april 1828 i Larvik, død 28. februar 1890 i Torresstredet) var bankmann i Australia. Foreldrene var forretningsmannen William Archer (1786–1869) og Julia Walker (1791–1880). Begge var født i Skottland. Alexander Archer var en eldre bror av båtbyggeren Colin Archer. Barndomshjemmet var Tollerodden.
Unge år
Archer fikk sin utdannelse i Perth i Skottland. Han flyttet til Victoria i Australia i 1852. Der ble Archer utnevnt til agent for Bank of New South Wales i «Ovens»-gullfeltet og tilknyttet bankens personale 21. juni 1853. Han ble sjef i Kyneton, Victoria, i 1854, Brisbane, Queensland i 1864 og inspektør i 1867.
Early life Alexander Archer was born on 10 April 1828 in Larvik, Norway.[1] He was the younger brother of Archibald Archer (1820–1902) and Thomas Archer (1923–1905).[2]
He was educated at Perth, Scotland.[3]
Bank of New South Wales
1875 painting of Hanging Rock by William Ford He left for Victoria in 1852, where he was appointed agent for the Bank of New South Wales at the "Ovens" goldfield (now Beechworth).[3] He joined the bank on 21 June 1853.[1]
He became manager at Kyneton, Victoria, in 1854, at Brisbane, Queensland, in 1864, and Inspector in 1867.[3]
In 1857, Alexander purchased 100 acres of land in Victoria which included Hanging Rock.[4]
In 1871, he married Mary Louisa, the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Ramsay Mackenzie.[3]
RMS Quetta After thirty-six years' service in the Bank, he left for England by the RMS Quetta, in February 1890, accompanied by his wife, and on the 28th of the month both were lost in the wreck of that ship at the entrance to Torres Strait.[3]