Hazlewood Power Farish (September 15, 1880 – January 4, 1958) was a Democratic Mississippi state senator, representing the 20th district, which composed of Issaquena and

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counties, from 1908 to 1912.

Biography

Hazlewood Power Farish was born on September 15, 1880, in

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. He was the son of Confederate Army veteran Robert Davis Farish and his wife, Carolyn Harrison (Power) Farish. Hazlewood attended the public schools of

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. In 1897, he was the

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of the First Regiment of the

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. He graduated from the

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with a

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in 1899. He was admitted to the bar the same year and started practicing law. Then, he was an attorney in the Board of Supervisors of

. He was elected to represent the 20th district, which was composed of Issaquena and Sharkey Counties, of the

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, as a Democrat, in 1907 for the 1908 to 1912 term. In 1919, he was partners in a law firm with fellow former state senator Van Buren Boddie. He died on January 4, 1958, in

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Personal life

Farish was a member of the Episcopalian Church. Farish married Mildred Henrietta Lillard in 1906 in New Orleans, Louisiana. However, Mildred died in 1907.

References

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