John Fletcher Darby
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John Fletcher Darby (December 10, 1803 - May 11, 1882) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born in Person County, North Carolina, Darby attended the public schools. He moved with his father to Missouri in 1818, where he worked on a farm. He moved to Frankfort, Kentucky, in 1825. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and afterward practiced in St. Louis, Missouri. He served as mayor of St. Louis 1835-1841. He served as member of the Missouri Senate in 1838.
Darby was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853). He returned to St. Louis and engaged in banking. He died near Pendleton Station, Missouri, May 11, 1882. He was interred in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
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| Preceded by John Johnston |
Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri 1835 – 1837 |
Succeeded by William Carr Lane |
| Preceded by William Carr Lane |
Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri 1840 – 1841 |
Succeeded by John Daggett |
| Preceded by James B. Bowlin |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 1st congressional district 1851 – 1853 |
Succeeded by Thomas Hart Benton |
