Thomas Farrington (February 12, 1799 – December 2, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician.

Life

He was born on February 12, 1799, in

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. Farrington lived at Owego. He was a Democratic member from Tioga County of the

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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, and Adjutant General of the

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from 1845 to 1846. He was also a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention.

Sources

Political Graveyard''The New York Civil List'' compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 35, 273 and 418; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
1798 births 1872 deaths Members of the New York State Assembly New York State Treasurers People from Owego, New York New York (state) Democrats New York (state) Republicans 19th-century American politicians {{NewYork-NYAssembly-stub