J. W. McFarland

J. W. McFarland
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives
In office 1874–1875
Personal details
Nationality	American
Spouse	Mary Birdson ​ (m. 1870)​
Occupation	Politician

J. W. McFarland was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Rankin County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. ^[1]

He married Mary Birdson in 1870. ^[2] Wilson Hicks also represented the county at that time. ^[3]

See also

• African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900

References

1. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 145
2. "J. W. McFarland – Against All Odds".
3. Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (June 3, 1891). A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. AMS Press. ISBN   9780404046101 – via Google Books.