About Thomas Farrington
Lived 1799 – 1872 (aged 73). Thomas Farrington was an American politician and judge.
Thomas Farrington (February 12, 1799 – December 2, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life He was born on February 12, 1799, in Delhi, New York. Farrington lived at Owego.
He was a Democratic member from Tioga County of the New York State Assembly in 1833 and 1840, Surrogate of Tioga County from 1835 to 1840, New York State Treasurer from 1842 to 1845 and from 1846 to 1847. From 1845 to 1846, he was Adjutant General of New York; he succeeded Archibald C. Niven and was succeeded by Robert E. Temple.
He was also a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention.
His daughter Mary married New York Supreme Court justice Charles E. Parker.
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American politician (1799–1872)
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