Background
Lybrand, Archibald was born on May 23, 1840 in Tarlton, Ohio, United States. Son of Archibald and Jemima Lybrand.
United States representative politician
Lybrand, Archibald was born on May 23, 1840 in Tarlton, Ohio, United States. Son of Archibald and Jemima Lybrand.
He attended the common schools and the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware.
Born in Tarlton, Ohio, Lybrand moved to Delaware, Ohio, in 1857. 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.
Member 55th and 56th Congresses (1897-1901), 8th Ohio District.
Married Martha C. Jones, October 9, 1883.