John Wilson Farrelly (July 7, 1809 – December 20, 1860) was an American politician fromPennsylvania who served as aWhig member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 22nd congressional district from 1847 to 1849.

John Wilson Farrelly (son ofPatrick Farrelly) was born inMeadville, Pennsylvania. He received a limited schooling and graduated fromAllegheny College at Meadville in 1826. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in Meadville. He served as a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1837. He served as a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the21st district from 1841 to 1842 and for the26th district from 1843 to 1844.^[1]

Farrelly was elected as a Whig to theThirtieth Congress. He served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Patents during the Thirtieth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in1848. He was appointed Sixth Auditor of the Treasury by PresidentZachary Taylor and served from November 5, 1849, until April 9, 1853, when he resigned. He engaged in the practice of law in Meadville until his death in 1860.

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