E. Wilder Farley
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Ephraim Wilder Farley was a U.S. Representative
from Maine
.
Born in Newcastle, Maine
, Farley attended the common schools and was graduated from Bowdoin College
, Brunswick, Maine
, in 1836.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newcastle.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 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 member of the State senate in 1856.
He died in Newcastle, Maine
, April 3, 1880.
He was interred in a tomb on the family estate.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
.
Born in Newcastle, Maine
Newcastle, Maine
Newcastle is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,748 at the 2000 census. The village of Newcastle is located in the western part of the town, on the Damariscotta River...
, Farley attended the common schools and was graduated from Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
, Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
, in 1836.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newcastle.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1843 and 1851–1853.
Farley was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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 member of the State senate in 1856.
He died in Newcastle, Maine
Newcastle, Maine
Newcastle is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,748 at the 2000 census. The village of Newcastle is located in the western part of the town, on the Damariscotta River...
, April 3, 1880.
He was interred in a tomb on the family estate.