Cornelius Darragh

Cornelius Darragh
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district
In office
March 26, 1844  March 3, 1847
Preceded by William Wilkins
Succeeded by Moses Hampton
25th Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office
January 4, 1849  April 28, 1851
Preceded by James Cooper
Succeeded by Thomas E. Franklin
Personal details
Born 1809
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died December 22, 1854
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Resting place Allegheny Cemetery
Nationality American
Alma mater Western University of Pennsylvania

Cornelius Darragh (1809 – December 22, 1854) was a Pennsylvania lawyer and politician. He served as a state Senator, a U. S. District Attorney, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and state Attorney General.

Personal life and career

Cornelius Darragh was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of John Darragh, Jr. and Margaret "Peggy" Calhoun, one of six children. 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][2]

He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1836 to 1839. He was United States district attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania from 1841 to 1844. 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 and was interred in Allegheny Cemetery. Darragh Street, near the Upper Campus of the University of Pittsburgh, is named for him and/or his father.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
William Wilkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district

1844 - 1847
Succeeded by
Moses Hampton
Legal offices
Preceded by
James Cooper
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
18491851
Succeeded by
Thomas E. Franklin