US Congressman. He was attending college in Hawaii when he enlisted in the United States Army, serving as a 2nd Lieutenant of Field Artillery during World War I. After his discharge in 1919, he was a reporter for the Public Ledger in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., 1920 to 1923. He returned to Honolulu and became president and general manager with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Ltd. He was appointed secretary to the Hawaii Legislative Commission in 1933 and was a member of the Territorial Senate, 1934 to 1942. In 1943, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving until his death. His father Wallace Farrington was Governor of Hawaii, and US Congresswoman Mary Farrington was his wife.
US Congressman. He was attending college in Hawaii when he enlisted in the United States Army, serving as a 2nd Lieutenant of Field Artillery during World War I. After his discharge in 1919, he was a reporter for the Public Ledger in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., 1920 to 1923. He returned to Honolulu and became president and general manager with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Ltd. He was appointed secretary to the Hawaii Legislative Commission in 1933 and was a member of the Territorial Senate, 1934 to 1942. In 1943, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving until his death. His father Wallace Farrington was Governor of Hawaii, and US Congresswoman Mary Farrington was his wife.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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