Ephraim Wilder Farley (August 29, 1817 – April 3, 1880) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Farley attended the common schools and graduated from

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, in 1836. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newcastle. He served as a member of the

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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

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in 1856. He died in Newcastle, Maine, April 3, 1880. He was interred in a tomb on the family estate.

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