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David M. Farrelly |
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DAVID M. FARRELLY, attorney, Meadville, was born March 15, 1807, in Meadville, and is a son of Patrick and Elizabeth (Meade) Farrelly; the former a native of Ireland, and who came to this county at an early day, was a lawyer. He was elected to Congress in 1820, served three terms, but died about the close of his last term. Our subject’s mother was a daughter of Gen. Meade, who was at one time a large and wealthy land owner here, and laid out Meadville, of which he was the founder. Of Patrick and Elizabeth Farrelly’s family, David M., our subject, is the eldest. He is a graduate of Allegheny College, and in 1824 entered West Point as a cadet, remaining three years, when he returned to Meadville and studied law under David Derickson. In the spring of 1830 he was appointed Register and Recorder of Deeds of Crawford County by Gov. Wolfe. In 1836 he was elected a member of the Constitutional Convention. In 1838 he was appointed Surveyor in locating Erie Canal from Glenville to Erie, and had charge of that line of survey. He is now one of the oldest law practitioners in Meadville. His brother, Hon. John Wilson Farrelly, is a graduate of Allegheny College, and in 1840 was elected to Congress from this district. He served under Presidents Taylor and Fillmore as Sixth Auditor of the Treasury Department of the United States. Our subject’s other brother, Patrick, a graduate of West Point, was a Lieutenant in the Mexican war, and died at Fort Ouichita in 1852. Our subject was married in 1843 to Elizabeth Meade, who was a granddaughter of Gen. Meade. They have five children now living.
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