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FARLEY

the American express company. In 1851. with Henry Wells and otliers, he organized the Wells, Fargo & Co. express, to operate between New York and Sau Francisco, Cal., via the isthmus of Panama, with local interior lines tliroughout California. His brothers, James Congdel and Charles, were interested with him in the express business, the former succeeding liim as president of the American express company and being also president of the Merchants Despatch transporta- tion company, and the latter, vice-president and general manager of the American express com- pany. He died in Bullalo, N.Y.. Aug. 3, 18S1.

FARIBAULT, John Baptist, pioneer, was born in Berthier, yuubec, about 1769. He was brought up to a commercial life and in 1798 be- came agent for the American fur company of the northwest of which John Jacob Astor was presi- dent. He made the voj'age from Slontreal to Mackinaw in a canoe with nineteen men, and there, under the direction of an Indian guide, traversed the wilderness to the residence, at Port Vincent on the Wabash, of General Harrison, then governor of the territory of Indiana. In this journey he suffered great privations and after obtaining a permit to trade with the In- dians he established liimself at the port of Des Moines. He then advanced into the Indian coun- try to Saint Peter, where he tried to teach the Sioux Indians agriculture. He man'ied a half breed woman and educated his eight children under adverse conditions. After ten years with the Astor. conii^any he established liimself as a trader and made a fortune, which he lost in the war of 1812, in which conflict he took sides with the Americans, although manj^ fur traders led the Dakotas, Ojibways and Winnebagoes to join the British. He was arrested while on business at Mackinaw, as a traitor to the British govern- ment. His adventiu'es while trading with the Indians were of the most startling character and on several occasions he barely escaped from the savages with liis life. He was the first white man to cultivate the .soil nortliwest of Des Moines on the Mississippi and Ids influence was potential between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers as far as the Red River of the North. In 1840^3 lie built at his own expense St. Paul chapel, the first Roman Catholic church erected in Minne- sota, and which gave the name to the future city. He spent the last of his days at Faribault, a city founded by his son Alexander, and in the organi- zation of the state a county was named for him. He died at Faribault, Minn., in 1860.

PARIS, Qeorge Washington, representative, was horn in Jasper county, Ind., Jime 9, 1854; son of James C. and Margaret M. (Brown) Faris: grandson of John Faris. and a descendant of John Faris. He was graduated from Indiana .\sbin-y

university, A.B., 1877, A.M., 1880, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1877. He was a Republican representative from Indiana in the 54th, 55th and 56th congresses, 1897-1901, and was chairman of the committee on manufactures in the 55tli con- gress. He was married, May 28, 1878, to Anna, daughter of Judge Solomon Claypool.

FARLEY, James Thompson, senator, was born in Allieniarle county. Va., A>ig. G, 1839. He removed to .Mi.ssouri and from tiiere crossed the plains to California in 1850, and in 1854 was admitted to the bar. He served two terms in the state assembly, being chosen speaker of that body at the beginning of the session of 1856. He was in the state senate, 1860-68, and Avas presi- dent jjto tempore through one session. In 1873 lie was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for U.S. senator but succeeded A. A. Sargent on March 4, 1879, his term expiring March 8, 1885. He died in Jackson. Cal., Jan. 22, 1886.

FARLEY, John Murphy, R.C. bishop, was born in Newtown Hamilton, County Armagh, Ire- land, April 20, 1842; son of Philip and Catharine (Murphy) Farley. He studied at St. John's col- lege, Fordham, N.Y., was graduated at St. Jo- seph's seminary, Troy, N.Y., in 1866, and was then selected by Cardinal McCloskey to be sent to the American col- lege at Rome where he was graduated and was ordained to the priesthood, July 11, 1870. He was appointed assistant pastor of St. Pe- ter's church, New Brighton, Staten

Island, N.Y. In 1873 when Mgr. McNeirny was made bishop of Albany, Cardinal VH^c-xyli ■ ^ia-^c</

McCloskey made ' /

Father Farley his private secretary, and in 1884 lie appointed him pastor of St. Gabriel's church, New York city, to succeed Father Clowny, de- ceased. Here he built St. Gabriel's parish school, a model educational institution. In 1884 the Pope, by request of Cardinal McCloskey, appointed him papal private chamberlain with the title of Monsignor and the same year he was unanimously elected rector of the American college in Rome, which honor, at the request of Cardinal McClos- key, he declined. In 1886 Archbishop Corrigan appointed Mgr. Farley diocesan consulter and one of his official advisers. He was made vicar- general of the arch-diocese in 1891, domestic pre- late April 8. 1892, and protonotary apostolic in Augu.st. 1895. On Dec. 21, 1895, he was conse-