George Washington Faris (June 9, 1854 – April 17, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a

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from

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from 1895 to 1901.

Biography

Born near

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Faris attended the public schools. He was graduated from

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, in 1877. He studied law. He was

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in 1877 and commenced practice in

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. He moved to

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, in 1880 and continued the practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for judge of the circuit court in 1884.''Los Angeles Times'', August 10, 1894

Congress

Faris was elected as a

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to the Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901). He served as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures (Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1900.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law in

, and shortly thereafter moved to

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, and continued the practice of law until his death in that city on April 17, 1914. He was interred in

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Personal life

In 1878, he married Anna Claypool, daughter of Solomon Claypool.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faris, George Washington 1854 births 1914 deaths DePauw University alumni Politicians from Terre Haute, Indiana People from Jasper County, Indiana 19th-century American legislators Burials in Indiana Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana