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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeWilliam McFARLAND
(1821-1900)
McFARLAND, William, a
Representative from Tennessee; born at Springvale Farm, near
Morristown, Jefferson (now Hamblen) County, Tenn., September 15,
1821; attended the common schools and Tusculum College, Greene
County, Tenn.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1861 and
engaged in the practice of law in 1865 in Dandridge, Morristown,
and Greeneville; held several local judicial offices; appointed
judge of the county court in 1870; elected as a Democrat to the
Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress; again
resumed the practice of his profession; mayor of Morristown four
years; member of the board of education; died in Morristown, Tenn.,
April 12, 1900; interment in City Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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