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Cornelius Darragh

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Cornelius Darragh
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district
In office
March 26, 1844 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byWilliam Wilkins
Succeeded byMoses Hampton
25th Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office
January 4, 1849 – April 28, 1851
GovernorWilliam F. Johnston
Preceded byJames Cooper
Succeeded byThomas E. Franklin
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 19th district
In office
1838-1839
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 21st district
In office
1836-1837
Personal details
Born1809 (1809)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
DiedDecember 22, 1854(1854-12-22) (aged 44–45)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Resting placeAllegheny Cemetery
Alma materWestern University of Pennsylvania

Cornelius Darragh (1809 – December 22, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Whig member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, a U. S. District Attorney, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and as state Attorney General.

Early life and education

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Cornelius Darragh was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of six children to John Darragh, the 2nd Mayor of Pittsburgh and Margaret "Peggy" Calhoun. He attended the Western 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]

Career

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He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st district from 1836 to 1837 and the 19th 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 a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Wilkins. He was reelected to the Twenty-ninth Congress. He served as attorney general of Pennsylvania from January 4, 1849, to April 28, 1851.

Darragh died in Pittsburgh in 1854.

References

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  1. ^ B. Marvin (2001). Parents, collaterals & descendants of Isabella (Darragh) Liggett, 1759-1845, of Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Cornelius Darragh Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 25, 2019.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district
1844 - 1847 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Pennsylvania
1849–1851 		Succeeded by


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