John O'Farrell (December 4, 1826 – November 11, 1892) was a lawyer and political figure in

Canada East Canada East (french: links=no, Canada-Est) was the northeastern portion of the United Province of Canada. Lord Durham's Report investigating the causes of the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions recommended merging those two colonies. The new ...

. He represented Lotbinière in the

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper C ...

from 1854 to 1858. His surname also appears as Farrall. He was born in

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...

, the son of Patrick Farrall and Margaret McKenzie. O'Farrell articled in law, was called to the bar in 1850 and set up practice in Quebec City. In 1853, he married Maria Louisa Nowlan. He was expelled from the assembly in May 1858 and his election was overturned; he did not run for reelection in the by-election held later that year. O'Farrell ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1872 and 1874. He died in Quebec City at the age of 65.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:OFarrell, John 1826 births 1892 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East Politicians from Quebec City