John Richard Archer (8 June, 1863-July, 1932) was a British race and political activist. In November 1906, he and Sylvester Williams became the first people of African descent to be elected to public office in Britain, with Archer becoming a councillor and later Mayor in Battersea. Archer was born to Richard Archer, from Barbados, and Mary Teresa Burns, from Ireland, in Liverpool. He travelled the world as a seaman, living in the USA and Canada, … Wikipedia
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10/11/2005 John Archer was elected as Mayor in radical Battersea in 1913 - the first black man ever to become a Mayor in Britain. www.untoldlondon.org.uk/archives/TRA31752.html
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The story of John Archer , London's first Black mayor gives some insight into race and politics in Edwardian England. He is remembered for an outstanding record of service to his local community and his career in politics, and his role in the struggle ag www.itzcaribbean.com/history_john_archer.php