Dudley Farlin (September 2, 1777 – September 26, 1837) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1835 to 1837.

Biography

Born in

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, Farlin moved to

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, in early youth, and later to Warren County.

Early career

He engaged in the lumber and grain business. Supervisor of the town of Warrensburg from 1818 to 1820, 1827, and 1828. Sheriff of Warren County in 1821, 1822, and again in 1828. He served as member of the State assembly in 1824.

Congress

Farlin was elected as a Jacksonian to the

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(March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837).

Later career and death

He resumed his former business pursuits. He died in

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, on September 26, 1837. He was interred in Warrensburg Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Farlin, Dudley 1777 births 1837 deaths Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Politicians from Norwich, Connecticut People from Warrensburg, New York 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives