Duncan McFarlan (died September 7, 1816) was a United States

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from

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between 1805 and 1807. Born in Laurel Hill, North Carolina in Scotland County, McFarlan engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served in the

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in 1792 and the

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in 1793, 1795 and 1800. At the 1788 Hillsborough Convention, he voted against the ratification of the

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. He was a convicted rapist. McFarlan stood for election to Congress in 1802, but was unsuccessful; he ran again in 1804 and served one term, in the

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(March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807). After his term in Washington, McFarlan returned to North Carolina and engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits, serving one further term in the state Senate, from 1807 to 1809. He died at Laurel Hill in 1816 and is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McFarlan, Duncan 18th-century births Year of birth unknown 1816 deaths Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives North Carolina state senators Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina People from Scotland County, North Carolina 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 18th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly Candidates in the 1802 United States elections