Alexander McFarland

Alexander McFarland
16th Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan
In office
1875–1876
Preceded byGeorge H. Durand
Succeeded byWilliam Hamilton[1][2]
4th Alderman
In office
1861–1863
Serving with Oscar Adams (1861)
David Spencer Fox (1962)
Preceded byJohn C. Allen
Succeeded byO.F. Forsyth
Constituency1st Ward, City of Flint, Michigan[3]
Personal details
Born14 February 1812
Montgomery, New York
Died22 April 1881 (1881-04-23) (aged 69)
Flint, Michigan
SpouseMargaret Ann Simpson
ChildrenJennie, Mary, Alexander, Anna
OccupationPolitician, businessman

Alexander McFarland (more commonly "McFarlan") was a Michigan politician and a prominent lumberman and businessman in Flint, Michigan.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Chapter XIII: Roster of City Officials. The History of Genesee County, MI.
  2. ^ a b List of Flint City Mayors. Political Graveyards.com
  3. ^ Ellis, Franklin (1879). History of Genesee county, Michigan. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia, PA.: Everts & Abbott. pp. 177–178.