Noah C. McFarland (April 23, 1822 – April 26, 1897) was a state senator in multiple

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and was

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of the United States General Land Office from 1881 to 1885.

Biography

Noah C. McFarland was born in

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in 1822. He attended Washington College as a member of the class of 1844, but did not graduate. He moved to

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in 1846, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He moved to

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and practiced law; his house in Hamilton is still standing and has been named a historic site. McFarland was elected to the

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in 1865. He then moved to

Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ; Kansa language, Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the Capital (political), capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the County seat, seat of Shawnee County, Kansas, Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the ...

in 1870. He was elected to the

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, and was twice appointed a regent of the

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. In 1881, McFarland was appointed

of the United States General Land Office, and served until 1885. McFarland died at the Copeland Hotel, Topeka, Kansas on April 26, 1897.

References

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