Fredrick Sharon Farr

Background

Farr, Fredrick Sharon was born on August 2, 1910 in Piedmont, California, United States. Son of Harry St. Lawrence and Blanche (Sharon) Farr.

Education

AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1932; Bachelor of Laws, University of California, Berkeley, 1935.

Career

Attorney, San Francisco Legal Aid Society, 1937-1939; individual law practice, San Francisco, 1939-1942; administrative assistant, United States War Shipping Administration, Washington, 1942-1943; labor relations director for Port of New York, United States War Shipping Administration, 1943-1944; consultant, P.R. Development Company, San Juan, 1945-1946; individual practice law, Carmel, California, 1946-1967, 1969-1987; national coordinator highway beautification, Department Transportation, Washington, 1967-1969. Board directors Sharlands Investment Company, Colombia Channel Mining Company. President San Francisco Barristers Club, 1939.

Achievements

• Fredrick Sharon Farr has been listed as a reputable lawyer, conservationist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member California State Senate, 1955-1967, Education, Judiciary and Natural Resources Committee, chairman Natural Resources Committee, 1964-1967. Commissioner National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1957-1966. Delegate White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1960.

Member President Johnson's Special Task Force on Natural Beauty, 1964. Chairman committee on scenic road and highways White House Conference on Natural Beauty, 1965. Founding president Odello Land Acquisition Fund, 1969-1970.

Commissioner California State Coastal Commission, 1972-1979. Member California Commission to Review Legislation Salaries, 1976. Founding president Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation, 1977.

Trustee Monterey Peninsula Community Foundation, 1977-1979, Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, since 1980, U.C. Santa Cruz Foundation, since 1984, Monterey Institute International Studies, since 1976, Big Sur Foundation, since 1978. Chairman Monterey Properties Advisory Council to National Trust, 1977. Director California History Society, 1970-1977, president, 1974-1976.

Member American Bar Association, California State Bar, Sierra Club (honorary life), Rotary Club (director)(Carmel), Family Club at Pebble Beach, Beach Club, Old Capital Club, Commonwealth Club, Delta Kappa Epsilon (Order of Golden Bear).

Connections

Married Janet Haskins, May 14, 1938 (deceased 1965). Childern: Sam Sharon, Francesca E., Nancy (deceased 1965). Married Delores Toombs, November 29, 1969.

1 stepson, Alfred Laurence Toombs.

Father:

Harry St. Lawrence Farr

Mother:

Blanche (Sharon) Farr

Spouse:

Janet Haskins

Spouse:

Delores Toombs