263 S Franklin St, Wilkes-Barre PA
Father of:
John Farnham 1867 –
Stella Mercer Farnham 1873 –
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ALEXANDER FARNHAM has a New England ancestry on both his father's and mother's side. The Farnhams were with the earliest of the Puritan comers to the New World. Alexander Farnham's great-grandfather was a captain, on the American side, in the Revolutionay War, and died from the effects of hardships suffered while confined in one of the British prison-ships located in New York Harbor, and largely used by the enemy for the safe keeping of their captives during that great struggle. Alexander's grandfather was Samuel Farnham, a native of New London, Ct., who removed to Oxford, N.Y., being the first merchant in that place of whom there is any record, and who organized the first artillery company in that town. Alexander's father, John P. Farnham, was born in Oxford, was educated for the practice of medicine and shortly after graduating moved to Carbondale, then in Luzerne, now in Lackawanna county, Pa., where for a time he pursued that profession; but finding that his health was not equal to its requirement, he turned his attention successfully to mercantile business. His wife (the mother of Alexander) was Mary Frances Steere, daughter of Mark Steere, of Providence, R.I. (later of Norwich, N.Y.), who was a shipping merchant in the early part of the present century, and largely concerned in the West Indies trade. He was captured by the British during the War of 1812, in one of his own ships, called the "Comet," and imprisoned on the island of Jamaica for many months, his release being finally effected by a decision that the ship, when taken, was in neutral waters, and therefore not subject to rightful capture. Alexander Farnham was born in Carbondale January 12, 1834, and his general education was acquired at Madison Academy, Waverly, Pa., and at Wyoming Seminary. He was prepared for the practice of the law at the National Law School at Ballston Spa, N.Y., and in the office of Fuller & Harding, in Wilkes-Barre. He was just twenty one years and one day old, when on January 13, 1855, he was formally admitted to practice in the Luzerne Courts. Mr. Farnham is a Republican in politics, and was district attorney of Luzerne county, through the favor of that party, from 1874 to 1877. He filled the position with ability, and to the satisfaction of the people of the county. Several times he has been prominently spoken of for judicial honors, and when the new county of Lackawanna was formed out of Luzerne, was solicited by a large number of the leading Republicans to become their candidate for the president judgeship, but declined. It is not doubted that, had he been at all anxious, he might long ago have occupied a seat upon the bench, or have represented his district in Congress. He was one of the most active of the Blaine adherents in the Republican National Convention at Chicago in 1880. He has served as director of the public schools of Wilkes-Barre (in the old Third District), and in the city council occupying in the latter body the position of chairman of the committee on law and ordinances. He was also delegate to the Republican National Convention at Minneapolis in 1892. He is now president of the bar association of Luzerne county, having been elected in the fall of 1892 to succeed Hon. A. T. McClintock (deceased), who was its first and only president from the time of its incorporation in 1867. July 18, 1865, he married Augusta, daughter of the late Rev. John Dorrance, who was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of Wilkes-Barre, from August, 1833, until he died in 1861; his degree was conferred by Princeton College. Rev. John Dorrance's grandfather was Rev. Samuel Dorrance, a graduate of the university of Glasgow, Scotland, who emigrated to America in 1722, and preached at Voluntown, Ct., until he died, fifty-three years later. Mr. and Mrs. Farnham have three children—two sons and one daughter.
Information taken from History of Luzerne County Pennsylvania. H. C. Bradsby, Editor. S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, 1893
Father of:
John Farnham 1867 –
Stella Mercer Farnham 1873 –
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ALEXANDER FARNHAM has a New England ancestry on both his father's and mother's side. The Farnhams were with the earliest of the Puritan comers to the New World. Alexander Farnham's great-grandfather was a captain, on the American side, in the Revolutionay War, and died from the effects of hardships suffered while confined in one of the British prison-ships located in New York Harbor, and largely used by the enemy for the safe keeping of their captives during that great struggle. Alexander's grandfather was Samuel Farnham, a native of New London, Ct., who removed to Oxford, N.Y., being the first merchant in that place of whom there is any record, and who organized the first artillery company in that town. Alexander's father, John P. Farnham, was born in Oxford, was educated for the practice of medicine and shortly after graduating moved to Carbondale, then in Luzerne, now in Lackawanna county, Pa., where for a time he pursued that profession; but finding that his health was not equal to its requirement, he turned his attention successfully to mercantile business. His wife (the mother of Alexander) was Mary Frances Steere, daughter of Mark Steere, of Providence, R.I. (later of Norwich, N.Y.), who was a shipping merchant in the early part of the present century, and largely concerned in the West Indies trade. He was captured by the British during the War of 1812, in one of his own ships, called the "Comet," and imprisoned on the island of Jamaica for many months, his release being finally effected by a decision that the ship, when taken, was in neutral waters, and therefore not subject to rightful capture. Alexander Farnham was born in Carbondale January 12, 1834, and his general education was acquired at Madison Academy, Waverly, Pa., and at Wyoming Seminary. He was prepared for the practice of the law at the National Law School at Ballston Spa, N.Y., and in the office of Fuller & Harding, in Wilkes-Barre. He was just twenty one years and one day old, when on January 13, 1855, he was formally admitted to practice in the Luzerne Courts. Mr. Farnham is a Republican in politics, and was district attorney of Luzerne county, through the favor of that party, from 1874 to 1877. He filled the position with ability, and to the satisfaction of the people of the county. Several times he has been prominently spoken of for judicial honors, and when the new county of Lackawanna was formed out of Luzerne, was solicited by a large number of the leading Republicans to become their candidate for the president judgeship, but declined. It is not doubted that, had he been at all anxious, he might long ago have occupied a seat upon the bench, or have represented his district in Congress. He was one of the most active of the Blaine adherents in the Republican National Convention at Chicago in 1880. He has served as director of the public schools of Wilkes-Barre (in the old Third District), and in the city council occupying in the latter body the position of chairman of the committee on law and ordinances. He was also delegate to the Republican National Convention at Minneapolis in 1892. He is now president of the bar association of Luzerne county, having been elected in the fall of 1892 to succeed Hon. A. T. McClintock (deceased), who was its first and only president from the time of its incorporation in 1867. July 18, 1865, he married Augusta, daughter of the late Rev. John Dorrance, who was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of Wilkes-Barre, from August, 1833, until he died in 1861; his degree was conferred by Princeton College. Rev. John Dorrance's grandfather was Rev. Samuel Dorrance, a graduate of the university of Glasgow, Scotland, who emigrated to America in 1722, and preached at Voluntown, Ct., until he died, fifty-three years later. Mr. and Mrs. Farnham have three children—two sons and one daughter.
Information taken from History of Luzerne County Pennsylvania. H. C. Bradsby, Editor. S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, 1893
263 S Franklin St, Wilkes-Barre PA
Father of:
John Farnham 1867 –
Stella Mercer Farnham 1873 –
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ALEXANDER FARNHAM has a New England ancestry on both his father's and mother's side. The Farnhams were with the earliest of the Puritan comers to the New World. Alexander Farnham's great-grandfather was a captain, on the American side, in the Revolutionay War, and died from the effects of hardships suffered while confined in one of the British prison-ships located in New York Harbor, and largely used by the enemy for the safe keeping of their captives during that great struggle. Alexander's grandfather was Samuel Farnham, a native of New London, Ct., who removed to Oxford, N.Y., being the first merchant in that place of whom there is any record, and who organized the first artillery company in that town. Alexander's father, John P. Farnham, was born in Oxford, was educated for the practice of medicine and shortly after graduating moved to Carbondale, then in Luzerne, now in Lackawanna county, Pa., where for a time he pursued that profession; but finding that his health was not equal to its requirement, he turned his attention successfully to mercantile business. His wife (the mother of Alexander) was Mary Frances Steere, daughter of Mark Steere, of Providence, R.I. (later of Norwich, N.Y.), who was a shipping merchant in the early part of the present century, and largely concerned in the West Indies trade. He was captured by the British during the War of 1812, in one of his own ships, called the "Comet," and imprisoned on the island of Jamaica for many months, his release being finally effected by a decision that the ship, when taken, was in neutral waters, and therefore not subject to rightful capture. Alexander Farnham was born in Carbondale January 12, 1834, and his general education was acquired at Madison Academy, Waverly, Pa., and at Wyoming Seminary. He was prepared for the practice of the law at the National Law School at Ballston Spa, N.Y., and in the office of Fuller & Harding, in Wilkes-Barre. He was just twenty one years and one day old, when on January 13, 1855, he was formally admitted to practice in the Luzerne Courts. Mr. Farnham is a Republican in politics, and was district attorney of Luzerne county, through the favor of that party, from 1874 to 1877. He filled the position with ability, and to the satisfaction of the people of the county. Several times he has been prominently spoken of for judicial honors, and when the new county of Lackawanna was formed out of Luzerne, was solicited by a large number of the leading Republicans to become their candidate for the president judgeship, but declined. It is not doubted that, had he been at all anxious, he might long ago have occupied a seat upon the bench, or have represented his district in Congress. He was one of the most active of the Blaine adherents in the Republican National Convention at Chicago in 1880. He has served as director of the public schools of Wilkes-Barre (in the old Third District), and in the city council occupying in the latter body the position of chairman of the committee on law and ordinances. He was also delegate to the Republican National Convention at Minneapolis in 1892. He is now president of the bar association of Luzerne county, having been elected in the fall of 1892 to succeed Hon. A. T. McClintock (deceased), who was its first and only president from the time of its incorporation in 1867. July 18, 1865, he married Augusta, daughter of the late Rev. John Dorrance, who was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of Wilkes-Barre, from August, 1833, until he died in 1861; his degree was conferred by Princeton College. Rev. John Dorrance's grandfather was Rev. Samuel Dorrance, a graduate of the university of Glasgow, Scotland, who emigrated to America in 1722, and preached at Voluntown, Ct., until he died, fifty-three years later. Mr. and Mrs. Farnham have three children—two sons and one daughter.
Information taken from History of Luzerne County Pennsylvania. H. C. Bradsby, Editor. S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, 1893
Father of:
John Farnham 1867 –
Stella Mercer Farnham 1873 –
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ALEXANDER FARNHAM has a New England ancestry on both his father's and mother's side. The Farnhams were with the earliest of the Puritan comers to the New World. Alexander Farnham's great-grandfather was a captain, on the American side, in the Revolutionay War, and died from the effects of hardships suffered while confined in one of the British prison-ships located in New York Harbor, and largely used by the enemy for the safe keeping of their captives during that great struggle. Alexander's grandfather was Samuel Farnham, a native of New London, Ct., who removed to Oxford, N.Y., being the first merchant in that place of whom there is any record, and who organized the first artillery company in that town. Alexander's father, John P. Farnham, was born in Oxford, was educated for the practice of medicine and shortly after graduating moved to Carbondale, then in Luzerne, now in Lackawanna county, Pa., where for a time he pursued that profession; but finding that his health was not equal to its requirement, he turned his attention successfully to mercantile business. His wife (the mother of Alexander) was Mary Frances Steere, daughter of Mark Steere, of Providence, R.I. (later of Norwich, N.Y.), who was a shipping merchant in the early part of the present century, and largely concerned in the West Indies trade. He was captured by the British during the War of 1812, in one of his own ships, called the "Comet," and imprisoned on the island of Jamaica for many months, his release being finally effected by a decision that the ship, when taken, was in neutral waters, and therefore not subject to rightful capture. Alexander Farnham was born in Carbondale January 12, 1834, and his general education was acquired at Madison Academy, Waverly, Pa., and at Wyoming Seminary. He was prepared for the practice of the law at the National Law School at Ballston Spa, N.Y., and in the office of Fuller & Harding, in Wilkes-Barre. He was just twenty one years and one day old, when on January 13, 1855, he was formally admitted to practice in the Luzerne Courts. Mr. Farnham is a Republican in politics, and was district attorney of Luzerne county, through the favor of that party, from 1874 to 1877. He filled the position with ability, and to the satisfaction of the people of the county. Several times he has been prominently spoken of for judicial honors, and when the new county of Lackawanna was formed out of Luzerne, was solicited by a large number of the leading Republicans to become their candidate for the president judgeship, but declined. It is not doubted that, had he been at all anxious, he might long ago have occupied a seat upon the bench, or have represented his district in Congress. He was one of the most active of the Blaine adherents in the Republican National Convention at Chicago in 1880. He has served as director of the public schools of Wilkes-Barre (in the old Third District), and in the city council occupying in the latter body the position of chairman of the committee on law and ordinances. He was also delegate to the Republican National Convention at Minneapolis in 1892. He is now president of the bar association of Luzerne county, having been elected in the fall of 1892 to succeed Hon. A. T. McClintock (deceased), who was its first and only president from the time of its incorporation in 1867. July 18, 1865, he married Augusta, daughter of the late Rev. John Dorrance, who was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of Wilkes-Barre, from August, 1833, until he died in 1861; his degree was conferred by Princeton College. Rev. John Dorrance's grandfather was Rev. Samuel Dorrance, a graduate of the university of Glasgow, Scotland, who emigrated to America in 1722, and preached at Voluntown, Ct., until he died, fifty-three years later. Mr. and Mrs. Farnham have three children—two sons and one daughter.
Information taken from History of Luzerne County Pennsylvania. H. C. Bradsby, Editor. S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, 1893
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