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James Indus Farley

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Birth
Hamilton, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Death
16 Jun 1948 (aged 77)
Bryn Mawr, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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U.S. Congressman. He attended Tri-State College, graduated from Simpson College Iowa, then taught in the public schools at Steuben and De Kalb Counties, Indiana, (1890-94). He worked for the Auburn Automobile Company, as sales manager, vice president and president of the company, (1906-26), then entered politics as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, in 1928. In 1933, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses, serving until 1939. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he engaged in agricultural pursuits in Pennsylvania, until his death at age 77.
U.S. Congressman. He attended Tri-State College, graduated from Simpson College Iowa, then taught in the public schools at Steuben and De Kalb Counties, Indiana, (1890-94). He worked for the Auburn Automobile Company, as sales manager, vice president and president of the company, (1906-26), then entered politics as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, in 1928. In 1933, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses, serving until 1939. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he engaged in agricultural pursuits in Pennsylvania, until his death at age 77.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Added: Feb 14, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7185010/james_indus-farley: accessed ), memorial page for James Indus Farley (24 Feb 1871–16 Jun 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7185010, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.