George W. Faris

George Faris
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901
Preceded byElijah V. Brookshire (8th)
Jesse Overstreet (5th)
Succeeded byCharles L. Henry (8th)
Elias S. Holliday (5th)
Constituency8th district (1895-97)
5th district (1897-1901)
Personal details
Born(1854-06-09)June 9, 1854
Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S.
DiedApril 17, 1914(1914-04-17) (aged 59)
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Resting placeHighland Lawn Cemetery
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
PartyRepublican
Spouse
Anna Claypool
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(m. 1878)​
Alma materAsbury (now DePauw) University
Indiana University
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George Washington Faris (June 9, 1854 – April 17, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1901.

Biography

Born near Rensselaer, Indiana, to James and Margaret,[1] Faris attended the public schools. He was graduated from Asbury University, Greencastle, Indiana, in 1877. He studied law.

He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Indianapolis, Indiana. He moved to Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1880 and continued the practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for judge of the circuit court in 1884.[2]

Congress

Faris was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901). He served as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures (Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1900.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law in Terre Haute, Indiana, and shortly thereafter moved to Washington, D.C., and continued the practice of law until his death in that city on April 17, 1914. He was interred in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute.

Personal life

In 1878, he married Anna Claypool, daughter of Solomon Claypool.[1]

References

  • United States Congress. "George W. Faris (id: F000016)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  1. ^ a b Faris, George Washington in Marquis Who's Who (1901–1902 edition), via archive.org
  2. ^ "Col. Nelson Defeated". Los Angeles Times. Terre Haute, Indiana (published August 10, 1894). August 9, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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