Education
Born in the Whitehouse section of Readington Township, New Jersey, Farlee attended the public schools.
General politician representative
Born in the Whitehouse section of Readington Township, New Jersey, Farlee attended the public schools.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Flemington. He served as clerk of Hunterdon County from 1830 to 1840, and was a Brigadier general of the State militia. Farlee was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress.
He served as member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1819, 1821, 1828, and 1830. He served as member of the New Jersey Senate from 1847 to 1849, and served as judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1852 to 1855.