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Archibald B. Darragh | |
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 Archibald B. Darragh photographed by C. M. Bell Studio | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | William S. Mesick |
| Succeeded by | Francis H. Dodds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1840-12-23)December 23, 1840 La Salle Township, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 21, 1927(1927-02-21) (aged 86) St. Louis, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Michigan |
Archibald Bard Darragh (December 23, 1840 – February 21, 1927) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Bard was born inLa Salle Township, Michigan, and attended the common schools and a private academy inMonroe. He entered theUniversity of Michigan atAnn Arbor in 1857 and pursued a classical course for two years. He moved toClaiborne County, Mississippi, and became a teacher. He returned to Michigan upon the outbreak of theCivil War and enlisted in Company H,Eighteenth Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, in 1862. He was commissionedsecond lieutenant, Company D,Ninth Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, in 1863; promoted to first lieutenant in 1864 and captain in 1865. After the war, he returned to Michigan and became superintendent of the public schools ofJackson in 1867. He reentered the University of Michigan and graduated in 1868. He moved toSt. Louis, Michigan, in 1870 and engaged in banking. He was elected treasurer ofGratiot County, Michigan, in 1872; was a member of theMichigan House of Representatives, 1882–1883. He was mayor of St. Louis in 1893 and a member of the board of control of the State asylum.[1]
Darragh was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 11th congressional district to the57th and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1901, to March 3, 1909.[2][3] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908 and again engaged in banking.
Darragh died at the age of eighty-six inSt. Louis, Michigan, and is interred there at Oak Grove Cemetery.[4]
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 11th Congressional District of Michigan March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1909 | Succeeded by |
