David McFarland (politician)

David McFarland (June 7, 1822 – April 25, 1902) was an American farmer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer.

He served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Iowa County.

He moved to the Wisconsin Territory in 1846 and established a farm in the town of Highland, in Iowa County.

Later that year was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly on the National Union ticket, representing the northern half of Iowa County.

[1] He was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1874, running on the Reform platform—a short-lived coalition of Democrats, Liberal Republicans, and Grangers.