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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaJames Indus FARLEY
(1871-1948)
FARLEY, James Indus, a
Representative from Indiana; born on a farm near Hamilton, Steuben
County, Ind., on February 24, 1871; attended the public schools and
Tri-State College, Angola, Ind., and Simpson College, Indianola,
Iowa; taught in the public schools of Steuben and De Kalb Counties,
Ind., 1890-1894; worked for the Auburn Automobile Co. as sales
manager, vice president, and president of the company, 1906-1926;
delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1928; elected as
a Democrat to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth
Congresses (March 4, 1933-January 3, 1939); unsuccessful candidate
for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress; engaged in
agricultural pursuits; died in Bryn Mawr, Pa., on June 16, 1948;
interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn, Ind.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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