Archibald Bard Darragh was a politician from the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Michigan

Michigan

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Biography

Bard was born in La Salle Township, Michigan

La Salle Township, Michigan

La Salle Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,894 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

, and attended the common schools and a private academy in Monroe

Monroe, Michigan

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. He entered the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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 at Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...

 in 1857 and pursued a classical course for two years. He moved to Claiborne County, Mississippi

Claiborne County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,831 people, 3,685 households, and 2,531 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 4,252 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile...

, and became a teacher. He returned to Michigan upon the outbreak of the Civil War

American Civil War

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 and enlisted in Company H, Eighteenth Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry

18th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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, in 1862. He was commissioned second lieutenant, Company D, Ninth Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Cavalry

9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment

The 9th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.The Ninth Cavalry began its organization in the fall of 1862, at Coldwater, under the direction of Colonel James L. David, of Trenton, who had been Quartermaster of the 1st...

, 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 of Jackson

Jackson, Michigan

Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...

 in 1867. He reentered the University of Michigan and graduated in 1868. He moved to St. Louis, Michigan

St. Louis, Michigan

St. Louis is a city in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,494. The 2010 census estimate places the population at 7,482.-Geography:...

, in 1870 and engaged in banking. He was elected treasurer of Gratiot County, Michigan

Gratiot County, Michigan

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 in 1872; was a member of the Michigan 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.

Darragh was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 11th congressional district

Michigan's 11th congressional district

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 to the 57th

57th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....

 and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1901 to March 3, 1909. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908 and again engaged in banking.

Darragh died at the age of eighty-six in St. Louis, Michigan

St. Louis, Michigan

St. Louis is a city in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,494. The 2010 census estimate places the population at 7,482.-Geography:...

and is interred there at Oak Grove Cemetery.