Background
Farrior, J. Rex was born on June 5, 1927 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of J. Rex and Lera Spotswood (Finley) Farrior.
Farrior, J. Rex was born on June 5, 1927 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of J. Rex and Lera Spotswood (Finley) Farrior.
Student Auburn U., 1945-1946.
Bar: Florida 1951. Association Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings & Evans, P.A. and predecessors, Tampa, Florida, 1951-1955, partner, 1955, senior partner, past president, also board directors. Owner Rocking F Ranch, Ocala, Florida. Permanent guest lecturer U. Florida, College Engineering.
Lecturer U.Fla., Stetson U. Member Federal Judicial Nominating Comm., 1980-1988. Board directors Flagship Bank Tampa East.
President Round Table of Tampa, 1965. TrusteeU. Florida Law Center Associations, 1989, Cmty. Foundation Greater Tampa, 1993.
With United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II Named to Hall of Fame, U. Florida, 1951.
FellowAm. College Trust and Estate Counsel, American Bar Foundation (life). Member American Bar Association (house of deals 1976-1981, award of Merit), Florida Bar (president Florida young lawyers section 1958, president 1975-1976, Most Outstanding Local Bar President 1977, award of Merit), Hillsborough County Bar Association (president 1966), Academy.Fla. Trial Lawyers, American Judicature Society, Inter-American Bar Association, American Counsel Association (board directors 1973, president 1983-1984), Association Trial Lawyers American, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce (Board of Governors), Phi Delta Phi, Kappa Alpha Alumni Association (president 1957).
Clubs: Rotary, Sertoma (founder Tampa club 1952, president 1964).
Children: J. Rex III, Preston Lee, Hugh Nunnally, Robert Pendleton.