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John H. Farquhar

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American politician

This article is about the U.S. Representative from Indiana. For the U.S. Representative from New York, seeJohn M. Farquhar.

John Farquhar

18thSecretary of State of Indiana
In office February 1, 1872 – January 16, 1873
Governor	Conrad Baker
Preceded by	Norman Eddy
Succeeded by	William W. Curry
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's4th district
In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867
Preceded by	William S. Holman
Succeeded by	William S. Holman

Personal details
Born	(1818-12-20)December 20, 1818 Union Bridge, Maryland, U.S.
Died	October 1, 1873(1873-10-01) (aged 54) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S
Political party	Republican
Military service
Branch/service	Union Army
Rank	Captain
Unit	19th Infantry of the Regular Army
Battles/wars	American Civil War

John Hanson Farquhar (December 20, 1818 – October 1, 1873) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1865 to 1867.

Early years

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Born inUnion Bridge, Maryland, Farquhar attended the public schools.He moved to Indiana with his parents, who settled in Richmond in 1833.He was employed as an assistant engineer on the White River Canal until 1840.He studied law.

Career

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He was thenadmitted to the bar where he commenced practice inBrookville, Indiana.He was also the Secretary of the State senate in 1842 and 1843.Chief clerk of the State house of representatives in 1844.He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1852 to theThirty-third Congress.He served as captain in the Nineteenth Infantry of the Regular Army in theCivil War.

Farquhar was elected as aRepublican to theThirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866.He moved to Indianapolis in 1870 and engaged in banking.He was appointed secretary of state by Gov. Conrad Baker.

Death

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He died inIndianapolis, Indiana, October 1, 1873.He was interred inCrown Hill Cemetery.

References

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United States Congress."John H. Farquhar (id: F000026)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by William S. Holman	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 4th congressional district 1865–1867	Succeeded by William S. Holman
Political offices
Preceded by Norman Eddy	Secretary of State of Indiana 1872–1873	Succeeded by William W. Curry

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana
1st district	Prince Call Boon Blake Boon Proffit R. Owen Embree Albertson Lockhart Miller Lockhart Niblack Law Niblack Fuller Heilman Kleiner Hovey Posey Parrett Taylor Hemenway Foster Boehne Sr. Lieb Denton Luhring W. Wilson Rowbottom Boehne Jr. Schulte Madden Benjamin Hall Visclosky Mrvan
2nd district	Jennings J. Carr Ewing J. W. Davis Ewing J. W. Davis Thompson Henley Dunham English Cravens Kerr Wolfe J. Williams Humphreys Cobb O'Neall Bretz Hardy Miers Chaney Cullop Bland Greenwood Durgan Halleck Landgrebe Fithian Sharp McIntosh M. Pence Chocola Donnelly Walorski Yakym
3rd district	Test O. Smith Test Carty J. Carr Graham J. Carr J. L. White T. Smith J. L. Robinson Dunham G. G. Dunn Hughes W. Dunn Harrington R. Hill Hunter Holman Kerr N. Carr Bicknell Stockslager Howard J. Brown Tracewell Zenor Cox Dunbar Gardner Dunbar Crowe Pettengill Grant Crook S. Crumpacker Nimtz Brademas Hiler Roemer Souder Stutzman Banks Stutzman
4th district	A. Lane G. H. Dunn T. Smith Cravens C. Smith Julian Parker J. Lane Cumback Foley Holman Farquhar Holman Julian Je. Wilson New Sexton New Holman Watson Holman Griffith Dixon Benham Canfield Farley Gillie Kruse Adair Roush Quayle Coats Long Souder Buyer Rokita Baird
5th district	McCarty Rariden Kennedy W. Brown Wick W. Brown Hendricks Parker Holloway Kilgore Julian Coburn Holman Browne Matson Cooper Overstreet Faris Holliday Moss Sanders N. Johnson Gillen Griswold Harness Walsh Beamer Roush Roudebush Hillis Jontz Buyer Burton Brooks Spartz
6th district	Kinnard Herod Wick Wallace J. W. Davis G. G. Dunn Gorman Hendricks Barbour Gregg Porter Dumont Coburn Voorhees Hunter M. Robinson W. Myers Browne H. Johnson Watson Barnard Gray Comstock Elliott Larrabee Jenckes N. Johnson Harden Wampler Roudebush Bray D. Evans Burton M. Pence Messer G. Pence Shreve
7th district	Hannegan A. White Howard H. S. Lane Wright McGaughey Thompson McGaughey J. G. Davis Scott J. G. Davis Voorhees Washburn Orth Manson Cason Landers Hanna Matyr Peelle English Bynum Henry Overstreet Korbly Moores Updike Ludlow Greenwood Landis Noland Bray J. Myers Pease Kerns J. Carson A. Carson
8th district	Pettit McDonald Mace Ja. Wilson A. White Orth Tyner Hunter Hostetler Peirce Lamb Johnston Brookshire Faris Henry Cromer Adair Vestal Boehne Jr. La Follette E. Mitchell Denton Merrill Denton Zion Hayes Cornwell Deckard McCloskey Hostettler Ellsworth Bucshon Messmer
9th district	Sample Cathcart Fitch Eddy Shanks Cason M. White Orth Doxey Ward Cheadle Waugh Hanly Landis Morrison Purnell Crowe E. Wilson Hogan E. Wilson L. Hamilton B. Hill Sodrel B. Hill Young Hollingsworth Houchin
10th district	Kennedy Rockhill Harlan Brenton Chamberlain Case W. Mitchell Edgerton Defrees W. Williams Sayler Haymond Calkins Motte T. Wood W. Owen Patton Hammond Hatch E. Crumpacker Peterson W. Wood Gray Springer Harvey Harmon Harvey Roudebush Dennis Sharp Jacobs Jr. J. Carson
11th district	Harlan Pettit Shanks McDowell Stilwell Shanks Packard J. Evans Cowgill Steele Martin Steele Landis Rauch Kraus Cook Hall Griswold Larrabee Ludlow Jacobs Sr. Brownson Barr Bruce Jacobs Jr. Hudnut Jacobs Jr.
12th district	A. Hamilton Colerick Lowry J. B. White McClellan McNagny Leighty J. M. Robinson Gilbert Gilhams Cline Fairfield Hogg Ludlow
13th district	Baker Calkins Shively Ford Shively Conn Royse Brick Barnhart Hickey Pettengill
At-large	Hendricks Jennings Packard /Orth /W. Williams
Territory	Parke Thomas Jennings