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Preston W. Farrar

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Preston W. Farrar was an American lawyer and politician. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from Wilkinson County.[1][2] In 1848 he served as Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[3][4]

In 1847, he served on the first board of the University of Louisiana.[5]

He died in 1850.[6]

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  1. ^ Shields, Joseph Dunbar (June 7, 1883). "The Life and Times of Seargent Smith Prentiss". J.B. Lippincott – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (June 7, 1891). A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. AMS Press. ISBN 9780404046101 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Goodspeed, Weston Arthur (June 7, 1904). "Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian territory". Weston historical association – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Fortier, Alcée (June 7, 1914). "Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form". Century Historical Association – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Education, United States Office of (June 7, 1898). "Contributions to American Educational History" – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Senate, Louisiana Legislature (June 7, 1876). "Official Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, ..." – via Google Books.