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| death_place = Washington City, District of Columbia, United States | spouse = | profession = | religion = | footnotes = }} William H. Farrar (1826 – November 21, 1873) was an American politician who served as mayor of Portland, Oregon, in 1862. Appointed as Oregon Territorial District Attorney in 1853 by President Franklin Pierce.〔The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, March 1901〕 He served as District Attorney for Oregon from 1853–1859. In 1857, he was a delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention representing Multnomah County. According to the Oregon State Archives he voted against approving the Constitution. He was elected in 1862 as the mayor of Portland, Oregon. He died in 1873, in Washington City, District of Columbia (present day Washington D.C.).〔"Death of W. H. Farrar" (November 25, 1873). ''The Morning Oregonian'', p. 3, col. 2.〕 The October 18, 2012 edition of the ''Portland Mercury'' listed Farrar as the "Worst Mayor Ever." According to the article, at the beginning of Farrar's term, he informed the city council he had to take a three-month leave of absence for business. He was never seen in Portland again.〔Portland Mercury, October 18, 2012〕 == References == 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「William H. Farrar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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