William H. Farrar

William H. Farrar was an American politician who served as mayor of Portland, Oregon, in 1862. Appointed as Oregon Territorial District Attorney in 1853 by President Franklin Pierce.^[1] He served as District Attorney for Oregon from 1853-1859. In 1857 he was a delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention representing Multnomah County. According to the Oregon State Archives he voted against approving the Constitution.^[2] He was elected in 1862 as the mayor of Portland, Oregon. He died in 1873, in Washington City, District of Columbia (present day Washington D.C.).^[3]

References

^ The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, March 1901
^ "Biographical Sketch of William H. Farrar". Oregon State Archives. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/exhibits/1857/during/bios/farrar.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
^ The Oregonian Newspaper, 25 November 1873, page 3, column 2

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Name	Farrar, William H.
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1873
Place of death	Washington City, District of Columbia