Talk:Alexander K. Farrar
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editWho was state rep from Adams County in 1850 P. W. Farrar? Noted here. FloridaArmy (talk) 17:47, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
- FloridaArmy, I think that's the wrong link? Anyways, there was a Preston W. Farrar who served as speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives and died in 1850 (see here), but I don't think he had any connections to Mississippi/Adams County. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:06, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
- Seems like he moved to Louisiana and took up where he left off User:Extraordinary Writ or there were two Preston W. Farrars in the area serving in neighboring state governments during a similar but non overlapping period. I started Draft:Preston W. Farrar. I think I fixed the above link as well. Thanks for tour answer and help. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:24, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
- Ah, thanks for the link, FloridaArmy. I think it's a typo: here are the 1849 election results, and they say that A. K. Farrar was elected from Adams County. Alexander's obit says he served as both a representative and a senator, so that makes sense; I'm guessing A History of Mississippi simply mixed up the two Farrars. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:34, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hmmmm.. I see that. And I did read the A.K. served in both bodies. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:45, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
- Ah, thanks for the link, FloridaArmy. I think it's a typo: here are the 1849 election results, and they say that A. K. Farrar was elected from Adams County. Alexander's obit says he served as both a representative and a senator, so that makes sense; I'm guessing A History of Mississippi simply mixed up the two Farrars. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:34, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
- Seems like he moved to Louisiana and took up where he left off User:Extraordinary Writ or there were two Preston W. Farrars in the area serving in neighboring state governments during a similar but non overlapping period. I started Draft:Preston W. Farrar. I think I fixed the above link as well. Thanks for tour answer and help. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:24, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
P. W. served in Mississippi from Wilkinson Cointy per here as did A. K. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:53, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
Of course district lines can include multiple counties or parts of counties. I will have to revisit and clean this up a bit when I habe some time. Or better yet fresher eyes and more astute editors will have at it in the meantime.. FloridaArmy (talk) 19:37, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
- The P. W. from Wilkinson County was indeed Preston W. Farrar, the same one who later served as speaker of the LA House. According to this, he served in the MS legislature, "suffered heavy losses by the bank failures", moved to New Orleans in 1839, and ultimately became speaker of the LA House. Here are a few more clippings: elected from Wilkinson County, resigned, and moved to New Orleans. The A. K. from Wilkinson County was probably just Alexander K. serving in a multi-county district. (Wilkinson and Adams Counties border one another.) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 20:17, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
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editI left the following feedback for the creator/future reviewers while reviewing this article: Nice work.
North8000 (talk) 01:48, 22 June 2022 (UTC)