About Noah C. McFarland
Lived 1822 – 1897 (aged 75). Noah C. McFarland was an American lawyer and politician.
Noah C. McFarland (April 23, 1822 – April 26, 1897) was a state senator in multiple U.S. states and was Commissioner of the United States General Land Office from 1881 to 1885.
Biography Noah C. McFarland was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1822. He attended Washington College as a member of the class of 1844, but did not graduate. He moved to Bucyrus, Ohio in 1846, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Hamilton, Ohio and practiced law;
McFarland was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1865. He then moved to Topeka, Kansas in 1870. He was elected to the Kansas State Senate, and was twice appointed a regent of the University of Kansas.
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Noah C. McFarland was born on 23 April 1822 in Washington County.
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Noah C. McFarland died on 26 April 1897 in Topeka.
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Noah C. McFarland was a lawyer and politician.
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Noah C. McFarland was American.
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