- Archibald Lybrand
Archibald Lybrand (May 23, 1840 – February 7, 1910) was a lawyer, soldier, businessman, and a U.S. Representative from
Ohio .Born in
Tarlton, Ohio , Lybrand moved toDelaware, Ohio , in 1857. He attended the common schools and theOhio Wesleyan University at Delaware.During the Civil War, he enlisted in the
Union Army on April 26, 1861, and served in Company I, Fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He later transferred to Company E, Seventy-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was promoted to first lieutenant. He was later commissioned as the company's captain. He remained in the service three years.After mustering out, he returned to Delaware, Ohio, where he served as mayor in 1869. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1871. He was a landowner and also engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits. He served as the postmaster of Delaware from 1881-85.
Lybrand was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897–March 3, 1901). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900 and resumed his business activities in Delaware, Ohio.
He died in
Daytona, Florida , February 7, 1910, and was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio.Reference
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