Lochlin Johnson Farrar
Full Name: Lochlin Johnson FarrarDate of birth: December 27, 1837
Date of death: July 16, 1901
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 15 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887 | 19th (1) 18th (2) (3) | Democrat | Groesbeck / Limestone | Freestone, Limestone, Navarro | |
| H | 9 | Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 | 14th (4) (5) | Democrat | Groesbeck / Limestone | Freestone, Limestone, Navarro |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885. ↩
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(3) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1883 ↩ January 9, 1883 ↩
(4) Springfield, Limestone County. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . ., 1874. ↩
(5) Groesbeck, Limestone County (14th, 18th, and 19th Legislatures). Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885. ↩
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(3) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1883 ↩ January 9, 1883 ↩
(4) Springfield, Limestone County. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . ., 1874. ↩
(5) Groesbeck, Limestone County (14th, 18th, and 19th Legislatures). Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Biographical Information
- 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., 8/13/1901, p. 17. Resolutions - Memorial.
- FARRAR, LOCHLIN JOHNSON (1837-1901). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Major L.J. Farrar, pp. 368-369. Born 12/27/1837 in DeKalb County, Georgia. Description of Confederate service and election to the 14th, 18th, and 19th Legislatures. A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, 1893.
- Biographical sketch, L.J. Farrar, p. 79. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
- Biographical sketches of Locklin [Lochlin] Johnson Farrar and William Abraham Kincaid, in "Groesbeck Law Firm Works Toward Its Bicentennial," The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Texas), 7/8/1976, p. 1, crediting Fairfield Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Obituary, Major L.J. Farrar, Groesbeck, Texas, The Houston Daily Post, 7/18/1901, p. 2. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, p. 241. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
- Farrar raised a company of "Limestone County Volunteers" at the start of the Civil War in 1861. Confederate States Army, Major, Col. William H. Parsons' 12th Texas Cavalry Regiment. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Lochlin J. Farrar, birth date 12/27/1837, death date 7/16/1901, burial in Faulkenberry Cemetery, Groesbeck, Limestone County, with spouse Mattie Starley Farrar. Find a Grave.
- FARRAR, TX, Limestone County, named for Lochlin Johnson Farrar. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Photograph. L.J. Farrar, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. L.J. Farrar, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. L.J. Farrar, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
House Committees
- Constitutional Amendments
- Finance
- Impeachment Managers, Judge William Chambers, 1st Judicial District
- Judiciary No. 1
- Private Land Claims (Chair)
- Texas Central Railroad
Joint Committees
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