Hugh McFarlane explained

Hugh McFarlane
State:Wisconsin
State Assembly:Wisconsin
District:Columbia
Term Start:January 7, 1850
Term End:January 6, 1851
Predecessor:Joseph Kerr
Successor:William T. Bradley
Office1:Member of the for Brown, Calumet, Columbia,, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage, and Winnebago counties
Alongside1:Elisha Morrow
Term Start1:January 4, 1847
Term End1:October 18, 1847
Predecessor1:Mason C. Darling,,
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:23 June 1815
Birth Place:County Tyrone, Ireland, UK
Death Place:Arlington, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Silver Lake Cemetery,
Spouse:Sarah Dunn (died 1862)

Hugh McFarlane (June 23, 1815August 16, 1882) was an Irish American immigrant, businessman, and Democratic politician. He represented Columbia County in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1850 session. Before Wisconsin achieved statehood, he served in the House of Representatives in the 5th Wisconsin Territorial Assembly.

Biography

Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, McFarlane emigrated to the United States and moved to Mineral Point, Michigan Territory, in 1835. In 1843, he settled permanently in the area that would become Portage, Wisconsin, and was in the lumber and merchandise business. McFarlane served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives in 1847.[1] and the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1850.[2] He was a Democrat.[3] In 1859, he moved to a farm in Arlington, Wisconsin and was chairman of the Arlington Town Board. He also served as a commissioner of the Wisconsin Farm Mortgage Company. McFarlane died in Arlington, Wisconsin.[4] [5]

Personal life and family

Hugh McFarlane and his wife Sarah ( Dunn) had at least six children, though three died in childhood. Their only son, Andrew J. McFarlane, served as a first lieutenant in the 23rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. He died from wounds received at the Siege of Vicksburg.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1877, p. 148.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1877, p. 157.
  3. http://lrbdigital.legis.wisconsin.gov/digital/collection/p16831coll2/id/1303/rec/45 Members of the Wisconsin State Legislature 1848-1999
  4. News: Obituary. Two Wisconsin Pioneers . Wisconsin State Journal . August 18, 1882 . Madison, WI . 1 . . September 7, 2021.
  5. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, vol. 10, Democrat Printing Company: 1888, Madison, Wisconsin, p. 486.
  6. Book: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861 - 1865 . 1886 . Office of the Adjutant General of Wisconsin . 2 . https://archive.org/details/rosterofwisconsi02wisco/page/231/ . Twenty-Third Regiment Infantry . 232, 253 . November 16, 2021 .