Dudley Farlin
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Dudley Farlin was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from New York
New York
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Born in Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich, Connecticut
Regular steamship service between New York and Boston helped Norwich to prosper as a shipping center through the early part of the 20th century. During the Civil War, Norwich once again rallied and saw the growth of its textile, armaments, and specialty item manufacturing...

, Farlin moved to Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County, New York
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, in early youth, and later to Warren County.
He engaged in the lumber and grain business.
Supervisor of the town of Warrensburg 1818–1820, 1827, and 1828.
Sheriff of Warren County in 1821, 1822, and again in 1828.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1824.

Farlin was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress
24th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :...

 (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837).
He resumed his former business pursuits.
He died in Warrensburg, New York
Warrensburg, New York
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, on September 26, 1837.
He was interred in Warrensburg Cemetery.
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