George Wilbur Farr (July 6, 1875 – March 28, 1957) was an appointed Justice of the

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, serving from 1922 to 1923. Born in

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, Farr received his law degree from

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in 1896. Farr came to Montana in 1896 and settled in

Miles City, Montana Miles City ( chy, Ma'xemâhoévé'ho'eno) is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,354 at the 2020 census. History After the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, the U.S. Army created fo ...

, establishing his law practice. He served as Mayor of Miles City from May 3, 1909 to May 2, 1911 and served as president of the Montana Bar Association. On May 24, 1922, Governor

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appointed Farr to a seat on the Montana Supreme Court vacated by the death of Justice Frank B. Reynolds. After completing his term on the court, Farr returned to Miles City where he died at the age of 81.

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