E. Wilder Farley Explained

E. Wilder Farley
Office:Member of the Maine Senate
Term:1856
State2:Maine
Term Start2:March 4, 1853
Term End2:March 3, 1855
Predecessor2:Robert Goodenow
Successor2:Ebenezer Knowlton
Office3:Member of the Maine House of Representatives
Term3:1843, 1851–1853
Birth Name:Ephraim Wilder Farley
Birth Date:29 August 1817
Birth Place:Newcastle, Maine, U.S.
Death Place:Newcastle, Maine, U.S.
Party:Whig
Alma Mater:Bowdoin College
Profession:Politician, lawyer

Ephraim Wilder Farley (August 29, 1817 – April 3, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from Maine.

Born in Newcastle, Maine, Farley attended the common schools and graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1836.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newcastle.He served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1843 and 1851–1853.

Farley was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress.He served as a member of the Maine Senate in 1856.He died in Newcastle, Maine, April 3, 1880.He was interred in a tomb on the family estate.