John Wilson Farrelly

John W. Farrelly
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd district
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by	William Swan Garvin
Succeeded by	John W. Howe
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1837
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office 1828 1838-1842
Personal details
Born	July 7, 1809 Meadville, Pennsylvania
Died	December 20, 1860 (aged 51) Meadville, Pennsylvania
Political party	Whig

John Wilson Farrelly (July 7, 1809 – December 20, 1860) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

John Wilson Farrelly (son of Patrick Farrelly) was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He received a limited schooling and graduated from Allegheny College at Meadville in 1826. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in Meadville. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1828. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1837, and was again a member of the State Senate from 1838 to 1842.

Farrelly was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Patents during the Thirtieth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848. He was appointed Sixth Auditor of the Treasury by President Zachary Taylor and served from November 5, 1849, until April 9, 1853, when he resigned. He engaged in the practice of law in Meadville until his death in 1860. Interment in Greendale Cemetery.

Sources

• John Wilson Farrelly at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard