Person Open DS/UK/18940 Archer; Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare; Jeffrey (15 April 1940); English novelist and former politician Archer Jeffrey Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare 15 April 1940 English novelist and former politician Male (cisgender) Jeffrey Howard Archer DS/UK/23349 Finsbury, London, England (born)

English Autor; Novelist Politician; MP White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of William Archer (chewing gum salesman, mortgage broker, convicted of fraud). His father impersonated another William Archer, a military medal holder. Jeffrey's father absconded to America under the name William Grimwood. Husband of Dame Mary Doreen Weeden (scientist) Heterosexual Jeffrey Archer is an English novelist, former politician, convicted perjurer, and peer of the realm. Before becoming an author, Archer was a Member of Parliament (1969–1974), but did not seek re-election after a financial scandal that left him almost bankrupt. He revived his fortunes as a best-selling novelist; his books have sold around 330 million copies worldwide. Archer became deputy chairman of the Conservative Party (1985–86), before resigning after a newspaper accused him of paying money to a prostitute. In 1987, he won a court case and was awarded large damages because of this claim. He was made a life peer in 1992 and subsequently became Conservative candidate to be the first elected Mayor of London. He had to resign his candidacy in 1999 after it emerged that he had lied in his 1987 libel case. He was imprisoned (2001–03) for perjury and perverting the course of justice, ending his elected political career. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Archer (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes Criminal sentencing: In 2000, Archer was charged with perjury and perverting the course of justice during the 1987 libel trial. RAHSkeyte 7/3/2014 RAHAKirkbride 11/3/2022 4288a7a9-e281-412c-b561-070b9d25b84e