John R. Farr | |
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 Farr, between 1921 and 1922 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's10th district | |
| In office February 25, 1921 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick McLane |
| Succeeded by | Charles Robert Connell |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas David Nicholls |
| Succeeded by | Patrick McLane |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1891 1893 1895 1897 1899 (asspeaker) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1857-07-18)July 18, 1857 |
| Died | December 11, 1933(1933-12-11) (aged 76) Scranton, Pennsylvania, US |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Lafayette College |
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John Richard Farr (July 18, 1857 – December 11, 1933) was an American politician. He served as a member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Farr was born on July 18, 1857, in Hyde Park,Scranton, Pennsylvania,[1] to Edward and Elizabeth Farr.[2] He attended Scranton's School of the Lackawanna andPhillips Academy, then studied atLafayette College, though never graduated.[3] He worked as anewsboy, journalist, as well as in the real estate business.[4]
For four years, Farr served on the Scranton School Board. ARepublican, he was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1891, 1893, 1895, 1897, and 1899, serving as speaker of the 1899 session.[4] As a state legislator, he introduced bills to provide free textbooks to public schools and to make public education compulsory; both measures passed, in 1893 and 1895, respectively.[1][2]
A candidate fromPennsylvania's 10th congressional district, Farr was an unsuccessful candidate for election in1908, but was elected as a Republican to theSixty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses. He successfully contested the election ofPatrick McLane to theSixty-sixth Congress, though his success came almost at the end of McLane's term.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in1920,1930, and1932.[4][5]
Farr resumed the real estate business in Scranton. He was married with four children. He died on December 11, 1933, aged 76, in Scranton, from a heart attack.[2] The heart attack hospitalized him at West Side Hospital, which he had helped establish in the 1890s.[6] He was buried on December 12,[7] at Shady Lane Cemetery, inChinchilla.[4][5]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1911–1919 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1921 | Succeeded by |
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