William C. Farr

William C. Farr

Infobox_Politician
name = William C. Farr


width = 144px
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birth_date = March 13, 1844
birth_place = Gettenbach, Germany
death_date = February 14, 1921
death_place = Bayonne, New Jersey
residence = Bayonne, New Jersey
office = Mayor of Bayonne
order = 5th
term_start = 1891
term_end = 1895
predecessor = John Newman
successor = Egbert Seymour
party = Republican
religion = Lutheran
spouse = Mary Dorethea Schmidt
children = Louise, Frederick, Dorothea, Elizabeth, Laura, Emma and Charles
website =

William C. Farr (1841 – 1921) was the fifth mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey from 1891 to 1895.

Born on March 13, 1844 in Gettenbach, near Frankfurt-am-Main, in Germany, Farr immigrated to the United States in 1861. After arriving in Baltimore, Farr moved to Bayonne in 1862. On May 31, 1863, he married Mary Dorethea Schmidt; they had five children together. After a time operating a canal boat, Farr became successful in business running a contracting firm in Bayonne.

A Republican, he was nominated by both the Democratic Party and the Independent Party and was elected mayor of Bayonne, defeating incumbent Republican mayor John Newman in a highly contested election in 1891. [cite news|title=Factions Fight It Out.; Two Republican Conventions Held In One Hall In Bayonne.|publisher=New York Times |date=1891-03-29 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9406E2D71239E033A2575AC2A9659C94609ED7CF] ] Farr, who received the nomination of both the Democrats and the Republicans in 1893, easily won a second term. In Farr's two terms as mayor, he was instrumental in bringing water and electricity to Bayonne. Nominated for a third term in 1895, he lost the to Democrat Egbert Seymour in 1895. Farr retired from business a wealthy man. He donated money to a number of charities including the German Lutheran Hospital in New York City.

Farr died on February 14, 1921 in his home at age 77 of influenza. He is buried in Moravian Cemetery on Staten Island. [cite news|title=Former Mayor W.C. Farr Dies, Pneumonia Victim.|publisher=Bayonne Times |date=1921-02-15 ] Coincidently, Seymour, his successor, had also died of influenza only eight days before.

References

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15137493 William C. Farr on Find-A-Grave]


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