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See also
John
Farr Simmons |
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Farr, Aaron F., Jr. —
of Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Mayor
of Logan, Utah, 1886-89; resigned 1889.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Asahel —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Mayor
of Kenosha, Wis., 1859-60, 1864-65, 1871-74, 1877-79.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Augustine W. (b.
1847) —
of Onekama, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in 1847.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1877-78;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1901-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Chris M. —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Farr, Claude H. —
of Bradford, Orange
County, Vt.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Farr, Dennie L. —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Mayor
of Holyoke, Mass., 1893.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas See Paul Douglas
Farr |
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Farr, Edward B. (died
c.1960) —
of Tunkhannock, Wyoming
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920.
Died about 1960.
Interment somewhere
in Tunkhannock, Pa.
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Farr, Evarts Worcester
(1840-1880) —
of Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H., October
10, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1868;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1876; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1879-80; died in
office 1880.
Died in Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H., November
30, 1880 (age 40 years, 51
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Littleton, N.H.
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Farr, F. C. —
of Imperial, Imperial
County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Florence J. —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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Farr, Fred S. (1910-1997) —
of Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., August 2,
1910.
Son of Harry S. Farr and Blanche (Sharon) Farr.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Rotary.
Died June 10,
1997 (age 86 years, 312
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, George A. (b. 1842) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in 1842.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1879-82; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1880;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1896-1903; appointed 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, George A. (b. 1924) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1924.
Son of George Farr and Ruth (Townley) Farr.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher
and principal; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota
state auditor, 1958; executive secretary, Gov. Orville
Freeman, 1959-60; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair,
1961-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1964.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1967.
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Farr, George W. —
of Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1893-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Harry Willson
(1887-1965) —
also known as Harry W. Farr —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., August
17, 1887.
Son of William H. Farr and Jennie D. (Willson) Farr.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1940
(alternate), 1952;
president, Home Light and
Power Co., 1944-61; bank
director.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died March 3,
1965 (age 77 years, 198
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
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Farr, James —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1851.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Jefferson H. —
of Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, John Richard
(1857-1933) —
also known as John R. Farr —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., July 18,
1857.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1891-99; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1899; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1911-21.
Died in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., December
11, 1933 (age 76 years, 146
days).
Interment at Shady
Lane Cemetery, Chinchilla, Pa.
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Farr, John S. —
National Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Joseph M. —
of Huron
County, Ohio.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Huron County,
1850-51.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Judy (1912-1997) —
also known as Gladell Judy; Mrs. William
Farr —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born May 16,
1912.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1948.
Female.
Died February
12, 1997 (age 84 years, 272
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
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Farr, L. L. —
of San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Leslie (born
c.1978) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born about 1978.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Farr, Leslie J. —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Republican. Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Keene 5th
Ward, 1956; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Keene 5th Ward;
elected 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Farr, Lewis W. —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for New York
state senate 2nd District, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Farr, P.
Douglas See Paul Douglas
Farr |
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Farr, Paul Douglas (b.
1910) —
also known as P. Douglas Farr —
of West Union, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Standard, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
31, 1910.
Son of Arthur G. Farr and Daisy (Carlin) Farr.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1941-44,
1949-50; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge
in West Virginia for the 3rd Judicial Circuit, 1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; National Rifle
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Pearle —
of Antlers, Pushmataha
County, Okla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Farr, R. R. —
of Fairfax,
Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1916,
1932,
1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Robert L. —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
U.S. Surveyor of
Customs, 1869.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, Sam (b. 1941) —
of Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 4,
1941.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of California
state assembly, 1981-93; U.S.
Representative from California 17th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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| | Farr, Mrs.
William See Judy Farr |
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Farr, William C. —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1891-95.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, William M. —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Mayor
of Kenosha, Wis., 1894-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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Farr, William S., Jr. (b.
1935) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1935.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1970; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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