Evarts Worcester Farr | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – November 30, 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Henry W. Blair |
| Succeeded by | Ossian Ray |
| Member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire | |
| In office 1876–1876 | |
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| Born | October 10, 1840 |
| Died | November 30, 1880 (aged 40) |
| Resting place | Glenwood Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  Union Army |
| Rank |  Major |
| Commands |  Company G,2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment 11th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
Evarts Worcester Farr (October 10, 1840 – November 30, 1880) was aU.S. representative fromNew Hampshire.
Born inLittleton, New Hampshire, Farr attended the common schools andDartmouth College.
On May 19, 1861, he marriedEllen Frances Burpee Farr with whom he had three children.[1]
During theCivil War, he entered theUnion Army asFirst Lieutenant of Company G,2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment, and served asMajor in the Eleventh Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. Farr lost his right arm in theBattle of Williamsburg, but returned to service two months later.
Following the war, he studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice inLittleton, New Hampshire. He served as assistant assessor of internal revenue, 1865–1869, and as assessor of internal revenue 1869–1873. He was solicitor forGrafton County, 1873–1879, and was a member of theExecutive Council of New Hampshire in 1876.
Farr was elected as aRepublican to theForty-sixth andForty-seventh Congresses. Farr served from March 4, 1879, until his death. Farr did not serve in theForty-seventh Congress because he died before it convened.
Farr died inLittleton, New Hampshire on November 30, 1880. He was interred in Glenwood Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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