Frank Farrar

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Frank Farrar
24th Governor of South Dakota
In office January 7, 1969 – January 5, 1971
Lieutenant	James Abdnor
Preceded by	Nils Boe
Succeeded by	Richard F. Kneip
Personal details
Born	(1929-04-02) April 2, 1929 Britton, South Dakota
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of South Dakota (BS, 1951, LLB 1953)
Profession	Lawyer, judge

Frank Leroy Farrar (born April 2, 1929) was an American politician and the 24th Governor of South Dakota. A Republican from Britton, he served as the state's attorney general from 1963 to 1969, and as governor from 1969 to 1971. After leaving office, he chaired several holding companies and became the owner of numerous banks.^[1]

Biography

Farrar earned a B.S. and an LL.B degree from the University of South Dakota. He was in the US Army Reserve from 1949 through 1953, and on active duty during the Korean conflict from 1953 to 1955.^[2]

Career

After the Korean conflict ended, Farrer was an Internal Revenue Agent until 1957. He was a judge in 1958. Frank served as State's Attorney for Marshall County from 1959 to 1962. He was Attorney General for South Dakota from 1963 to 1969.^[3] Elected Governor, he served in that capacity from January 7, 1969 to January 5, 1971.

Later Life

Farrar has over 17,000 hours of logged piloting time. He is also an avid athlete, completing the Kona Ironman Competition at age 73, a decade after surviving lymphatic cancer.^[4] He also holds the 9th fastest finishing time in the Coeur D’Alene Ironman in the 70+ Men's division. He completed the 2003 race in 16:48:49.^[5]

References

↑ http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=c609224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD
↑ "Frank Farrar". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
↑ "Frank Farrer". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
↑ Meet Frank Farrar, Kona's Last Official Finisher in 2002
↑ http://www.ironmanusa.com/results/splits/imcda/topten.php

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Political offices
Preceded by Nils Boe	Governor of South Dakota 1969–1971	Succeeded by Richard F. Kneip

v t e Governors and Lieutenant Governors of South Dakota

Governors	Mellette Sheldon Lee Herreid Elrod Crawford Vessey Byrne Norbeck McMaster Gunderson Bulow Green Berry Jensen Bushfield Sharpe G.T. Mickelson Anderson Foss Herseth Gubbrud Boe Farrar Kneip Wollman Janklow G.S. Mickelson Miller Janklow Rounds Daugaard

Lieutenant Governors	Fletcher Hoffman Herreid Hindman Kean Snow McDougall Shober Byrne Abel Norbeck McMaster Gunderson Forney Covey Coyne J. Grigsby Whitney Ustrud Peterson McMurchie A. Miller S. Grigsby Terry Houck Lindley Bottum Boe Overpeck Abdnor Dougherty Wollman Hansen W. Miller Kirby Hillard Daugaard Michels

Persondata
Name	Farrar, Frank
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	April 22, 1929
Place of birth	Britton, South Dakota
Date of death
Place of death

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