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

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from

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. 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 15,01 ...

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

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, 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 3,005 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County. It was first settled by Euro-Americans in 1823. History In 1823, Calvin Hobart and his fami ...

, 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

on April 4, 1896, aged 77. He 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 People from Glasgow, Kentucky People from Rushville, Illinois 19th-century Illinois state court judges 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives