John F. Driggs | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Randolph Strickland |
| Member of theMichigan House of Representatives from the Saginaw County district | |
| In office January 1, 1859 – December 31, 1860 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Fletcher Driggs (1813-03-08)March 8, 1813 |
| Died | December 17, 1877(1877-12-17) (aged 64) |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 29th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
John Fletcher Driggs (March 8, 1813 – December 17, 1877) was a politician from the U.S. state ofMichigan.
Driggs was born inKinderhook, New York. He completed preparatory studies and moved with his parents toTarrytown, New York, in 1825. He moved to New York City in 1827, where he was an apprentice, journeyman, and master mechanic in the trade of sash, door, and blind manufacturing, 1829–1856. He was superintendent of the New York penitentiary and public institutions onBlackwells Island in 1844
Driggs moved to Michigan in 1856 and engaged in the real-estate business and salt manufacturing. He was president of the common council ofEast Saginaw, Michigan, in 1858. He was a member of theMichigan House of Representatives, 1859–1860. He was tendered an appointment as colonel during theCivil War and organized the Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry, July 29, 1864.
Driggs was elected as aRepublican becoming the first person to representMichigan's 6th congressional district to the38th,39th, and40th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1869. He was one of the committee members appointed to accompany the body of PresidentAbraham Lincoln toSpringfield, Illinois, for interment.
Driggs was injured by a fall on the ice in the winter of 1875–1876, as a result of which he died in East Saginaw. He was interred in Brady Hill Cemetery,Saginaw and was re-interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Saginaw.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by None | United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan 1863 – 1869 | Succeeded by |
