John W. Farrelly Explained

John W. Farrelly
State1:Pennsylvania
District1:22nd
Term Start1:March 4, 1847
Term End1:March 3, 1849
Preceded1:William Swan Garvin
Succeeded1:John W. Howe
Office2:Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term2:1837
Office3:Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 21st district
Term3:1841-1842
Office4:Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 26th district
Term4:1843-1844
Birth Date:7 July 1809
Birth Place:Meadville, Pennsylvania, US
Death Place:Meadville, Pennsylvania, US
Party:Whig

John Wilson Farrelly (July 7, 1809 – December 20, 1860) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district from 1847 to 1849.

Biography

John Wilson Farrelly (son of Patrick Farrelly) was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He received a limited schooling and graduated from Allegheny College at Meadville in 1826. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in Meadville. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1837. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st district from 1841 to 1842 and for the 26th district from 1843 to 1844.[1]

Farrelly was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Patents during the Thirtieth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848. He was appointed Sixth Auditor of the Treasury by President Zachary Taylor and served from November 5, 1849, until April 9, 1853, when he resigned. He engaged in the practice of law in Meadville until his death in 1860.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pennsylvania Senate - John Wilson Farrelly Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 18 April 2020.