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Edgar Howard Farrar (June 20, 1849 – January 22, 1922) was an American corporate lawyer and political activist. ==Biography== He was born at a plantation in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, the son of Thomas Price Farrar. After home schooling during which he was tutored in Greek and Latin, he attended college at the Baton Rouge Collegiate Institute, then earned his masters from the University of Virginia. He studied law at the University of Louisiana and was admitted to the bar in 1872. In 1874 he was married to Lucinda Davis Stamps, the grand niece of Jefferson Davis, and they had seven children. He was a member of the Louisiana state militia up until 1884, attaining the rank of Colonel.〔〔 In 1878-80 he was assistant corporation counsel of the city of New Orleans. He became corporate counsel for the city in 1880. Two years later he was named to the administrative board of the University of Louisiana. In 1882 he became a member of the trustees of the funds that were used to found Tulane University. In 1884 he partnered with Ernest Benjamin Kruttschiit to form a law firm. They were later joined by Senator B. F. Jonas. Farrar became the head of the bar in Louisiana, and had a strong influence throughout the South. He was president of the Louisian Tax Commission, 1906–1908. From 1910 to 1911 he was president of the American Bar Association.〔〔〔〔 A major accomplishment during his career as a corporate lawyer was the consolidation of the street railways of New Orleans. This project required him to reconcile many differing groups and goals which some thought irreconcilable.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edgar Howard Farrar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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