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Michael Francis Farley (March 1, 1863 – October 8, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1915 to 1917.
Farlrey was born in Birr, Ireland, in 1863. He immigrated to the United States in 1881, and settled in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the public schools of New York City, and worked in the liquor business. He was elected to the 64th United States Congress as a Democrat, and served until his defeat for reelection in 1916. He was killed in 1921 by exposure to anthrax received from his shaving brush. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.[1]
References
- ^ "M.F. Farley Killed By Anthrax Germ On Shaving Brush" (PDF). The New York Times. October 9, 1921. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20C10F93F5D14738DDDA00894D8415B818EF1D3. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
United States House of Representatives Preceded by
Jefferson M. LevyMember of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 14th congressional district
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917Succeeded by
Fiorello H. La GuardiaCategories:- Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens, New York)
- American people of Irish descent
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- People from Brooklyn
- Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
- 1863 births
- 1921 deaths
- New York United States Representative stubs
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