George Faris | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Overstreet |
| Succeeded by | Elias S. Holliday |
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| Born | (1854-06-09)June 9, 1854 Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 1914(1914-04-17) (aged 59) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Highland Lawn Cemetery Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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| Alma mater | Asbury (now DePauw) University Indiana University |
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George Washington Faris (June 9, 1854 – April 17, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1895 to 1901.
Born nearRensselaer, Indiana, to James and Margaret,[1] Faris attended the public schools.He was graduated fromAsbury University,Greencastle, Indiana, in 1877.He studied law.
He wasadmitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice inIndianapolis, Indiana.He moved toTerre Haute, Indiana, in 1880 and continued the practice of law.He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for judge of the circuit court in 1884.[2]
Faris was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fourth,Fifty-fifth, andFifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901).He served as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures (Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses).He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1900.
He resumed the practice of law inTerre Haute, Indiana, and shortly thereafter moved toWashington, D.C., and continued the practice of law until his death in that city on April 17, 1914.He was interred inHighland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute.
In 1878, he married Anna Claypool, daughter of Solomon Claypool.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 8th congressional district 1895-1897 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 5th congressional district 1897-1901 | Succeeded by |
