Timothy Farrar Jr. (March 17, 1788 – October 27, 1874) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a judge in New Hampshire and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1][2]
Timothy Farrar Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Suffolk District[1] | |
| In office 1854[1]–1854[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1734 New Ipswich, New Hampshire |
| Died | October 27, 1874 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Phillips Academy; Dartmouth College, 1807 |
Early life
editFarrar was born on March 17, 1788, in New Ipswich, New Hampshire.[1] Farrar was the son of Chief Justice Timothy Farrar of the New Hampshire Court of Common Pleas.[3]
Education
editFarrar graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and from Dartmouth College in 1807.[1] Farrar read law and clerked in the office of Daniel Webster.[3] Farrar was admitted to the New Hampshire bar at Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in 1810.[2]
Law practice
editFarrar practiced law in New Ipswich from 1810 until 1813. Farrar entered into a law partnership with Daniel Webster in Portsmouth, New Hampshire,[1] on March 24, 1813.[3] After Webster moved to Boston in 1816, Farrar continued to practice law in Portsmouth.[1] In 1822 Farrar moved to Hanover, New Hampshire, where he practiced law and worked as the secretary, treasurer and librarian of Dartmouth College.[1]
Family life
editFarrar married Sarah Adams in 1817.[2]
Political offices
editFarrar represented one of Boston's Suffolk County districts in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1854.[2]
Judicial career
editFarrar was appointed as a judge of the New Hampshire Court of Common Pleas in 1824.[1] Farrar remained a judge until that court was dissolved in 1833.[1]
Death
editFarrar died in Boston on October 27, 1874.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The New England Historic Genealogical Society (1907), Memorial Biographies of The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Volume VII 1871-1880, Boston, Massachusetts: The New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 125
- ^ a b c d e The New England Historic Genealogical Society (1907), Memorial Biographies of The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Volume VII 1871-1880, Boston, Massachusetts: The New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 126
- ^ a b c Remini, Robert Vincent (1997), Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time, New York, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, p. 111