Malcolm Douglas Farr (March 24, 1884 – April 28, 1956) was an American businessman and politician. Farr was born in

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. He went to the Kenosha public schools and to the Northwestern Military Academy. He was the president of the Independent Ice Company and the Sunshine Coal Company. Farr served in the

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in 1921 and 1922 as a

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. He then moved to

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and was the chief executive of a pipe manufacturing company. In 1946, Farr moved to

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where he died.'Malcom Farr, 72, Dies,' Kenosha Evening News, May 22, 1956, pg. 8

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1884 births 1956 deaths Politicians from Kenosha, Wisconsin People from Costa Mesa, California Businesspeople from Phoenix, Arizona Businesspeople from Wisconsin 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American businesspeople Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1880s-stub