John Courts Bagby (January 24, 1819 – April 4, 1896) was a

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

from

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

. Born in

Glasgow, Kentucky Glasgow is a home rule-class city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. Glasgow is the principal city of the Glasgow micropolitan area, which comprises Barren and Metcalfe counties. The population was 14,028 ...

, Bagby attended the public schools. He graduated as a civil engineer from Bacon College,

Harrodsburg, Kentucky Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 9,064 at the 2020 census. Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the House of Burgesses after Boonesbo ...

, in June 1840, and studied law. He was

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in March 1845 and commenced practice in

Rushville, Illinois Rushville is a city in Schuyler County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,192 at the 2010 census and 2,902 in 2018. It is the county seat of Schuyler County. It was first settled by Euro-Americans in 1823. History Geography Accord ...

, in April 1846. Bagby was elected as a

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to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1876. He resumed the practice of his profession in

. He served as judge of Schuyler County 1882-1885. He served as judge of the sixth judicial circuit court of Illinois 1885-1891. He resumed the practice of law. He died in

, April 4, 1896, aged 88 years, 9 months, and 0 days, and was interred in Rushville Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bagby, John Courts 1819 births 1896 deaths Illinois state court judges Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois 19th-century American politicians People from Glasgow, Kentucky People from Rushville, Illinois 19th-century American judges