Hugh McFarlane


Hugh McFarlane was an American businessman and politician.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, McFarlane emigrated to the United States and moved to Mineral Point, Michigan Territory in 1835. In 1843, he settled permanently in Portage, Michigan Territory and was in the lumber and merchandise business. McFarlane served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives in 1847. and the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1850. He was a Democrat. In 1859, he moved to a farm in Arlington, Wisconsin and was chairman of the Arlington Town Board. He also served as a commissioner of the Wisconsin Farm Mortgage Company. McFarlane died in Arlington, Wisconsin.