Duncan McFarlan

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Duncan McFarlan (* in Laurel Hill , Scotland County , North Carolina ; † September 7, 1816 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1805 and 1807 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Duncan McFarlan attended public schools in his home country and then worked in agriculture. At the same time he began a political career. In 1792 he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives. Between 1793 and 1809 he sat several times in the State Senate . In the late 1790s he joined the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . In 1802 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress .

In the 1804 congressional election , McFarlan was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the seventh constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Samuel D. Purviance on March 4, 1805 . Until March 3, 1807 he was able to complete a term in Congress. After retiring from the US House of Representatives, Duncan McFarlan worked in commerce and agriculture. He died on September 7, 1816 in his native Laurel Hill.

Web links

  • Duncan McFarlan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME McFarlan, Duncan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Laurel Hill , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH September 7, 1816
Place of death Laurel Hill , North Carolina