Cornelius Darragh | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's21st congressional district | |
| In office March 26, 1844 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | William Wilkins |
| Succeeded by | Moses Hampton |
| 25thAttorney General of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 4, 1849 – April 28, 1851 | |
| Governor | William F. Johnston |
| Preceded by | James Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Thomas E. Franklin |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the19th district | |
| In office 1838-1839 | |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the21st district | |
| In office 1836-1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1809 (1809) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | December 22, 1854(1854-12-22) (aged 44–45) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Resting place | Allegheny Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Western University of Pennsylvania |
Cornelius Darragh (1809 – December 22, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician fromPennsylvania who served as aWhig member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, a U. S. District Attorney, a member of theU.S. House of Representatives and as stateAttorney General.
Cornelius Darragh was born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of six children toJohn Darragh, the 2nd Mayor of Pittsburgh and Margaret "Peggy" Calhoun. He attended theWestern University of Pennsylvania, and graduated with the class of 1826. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced practice in Pittsburgh. In 1830, he married Mary Holmes Simpson. They had two daughters, Margaret Calhoun and Elizabeth Simpson.[1]
He was a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the21st district from 1836 to 1837 and the19th district from 1838 to 1839. He was United States district attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania from 1841 to 1844.[2]Darragh was elected as aWhig to theTwenty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofWilliam Wilkins. He was reelected to theTwenty-ninth Congress. He served as attorney general of Pennsylvania from January 4, 1849, to April 28, 1851.
Darragh died in Pittsburgh in 1854.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 21st congressional district 1844 - 1847 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1849–1851 | Succeeded by |
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