City: Memphis
FARLEY, John William, lawyer; born Whiteville, Tenn., March 4, 1878; English-Scotch-Irish-Welsh descent; son of William Edwin and Susannah Ethridge (Johnson) FARLEY; father’s occupation traveling salesman for William R. Moore Dry Goods Co.; paternal grandparents, William Wiley and Mary Jane (Redd) FARLEY, maternal grandparents, John B. and Margret (Lacey) JOHNSON; educated at Jefferson Institute, Whiteville, Tenn., Vanderbilt University, Columbian and George Washington, graduated Vanderbilt University, L. B., 1902, Columbian University, LL. M., 1903, and M. Dip. 1904, Geo. Washington, D. C. L., 1906; began his career as clerk and cashier local freight and passenger office Jackson, Tenn., and Rate Clerk Auditor’s office, Nashville, Tenn., for N. C. & St. L. Ry.; married Tempe Somervell MEUX Dec. 7, 1910; member Masons, Business Men’s Club and Kappa Alpha fraternity; Republican; law clerk U. S. pension office, 1903-04; Clerk U. S. Bureau of Corporation, 1904-05; supervisor of census 10th district of Tenn., 1910, and has served in various offices of party organization; member of St. John’s Methodist church, Memphis, Tenn.
