Timothy Farrar

American lawyer, judge and politician
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IntroAmerican lawyer, judge and politician
A.K.A.Timothy Farrar Jr.
A.K.A.Timothy Farrar Jr.
PlacesUnited States of America
wasLawyer Politician
Work fieldLaw Politics
Gender
Male
Birth17 March 1788, New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death27 October 1874 (aged 86 years)
Star signPisces
Education
Dartmouth College
Phillips Academy
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Biography

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.

Early life

Farrar was born on March 17, 1788, in New Ipswich, New Hampshire. Farrar was the son of Chief Justice Timothy Farrar of the New Hampshire Court of Common Pleas.

Education

Farrar graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and from Dartmouth College in 1807. Farrar read law and clerked in the office of Daniel Webster. Farrar was admitted to the New Hampshire bar at Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in 1810.

Law practice

Farrar practiced law in New Ipswich from 1810 until 1813. Farrar entered into a law partnership with Daniel Webster in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on March 24, 1813. After Webster moved to Boston in 1816, Farrar continued to practice law in Portsmouth. In 1822 Farrar moved to Hanover, New Hampshire, where he practiced law and worked as the secretary, treasurer and librarian of Dartmouth College.

Family life

Farrar married Sarah Adams in 1817.

Political offices

Farrar represented one of Boston's Suffolk County districts in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1854.

Judicial career

Farrar was appointed as a judge of the New Hampshire Court of Common Pleas in 1824. Farrar remained a judge until that court was dissolved in 1833.

Death

Farrar died in Boston on October 27, 1874.

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