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James John Faran was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Charles P. and Phcebe K. Faran.
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James John Faran was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Charles P. and Phcebe K. Faran.
His early education was acquired in the public schools of his native city and later completed at Miami University.
Upon his graduation in 1831 young Faran entered the law office of Judge O. M. Spencer under whose guidance he received his legal training.
In 1833 he was admitted to the bar and began to practise law.
His deep interest in public affairs soon made him a factor in the political life of his community and state.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1835.
In 1837 and again in 1838 he was reelected and during the session of 1838 he served as speaker.
In 1839 he was elected to the Ohio Senate and was reelected in 1841 and 1842.
From 1841 to 1843, as speaker, he again demonstrated his parliamentary ability.
In 1844 he was elected to represent Hamilton County in Congress and was returned in 1846.
At the close of his second term he voluntarily retired from public life and devoted himself to editing the Cincinnati Enquirer which he, together with Washington McLean, had purchased in 1844.
As early as 1834 Faran began to write editorials for the Democratic Reporter which were published during the heated congressional race between Robert T. Lytle and Bellamy Storer.
Ten years later he became one of the proprietors of the Cincinnati Enquirer and retained his connection until 1881.
In 1854 he was appointed by Gov. Medill one of the commissioners to supervise the erection of the present State House.
During the administration of President Buchanan he was appointed postmaster of Cincinnati but was removed before the expiration of his term because he conscientiously sympathized with Stephen A. Douglas on the Kansas-Nebraska question.
This brought to a close his public life.
Although he was frequently urged by his friends to allow his name to be suggested for the governorship and other high positions, he preferred to remain in retirement.
His dignity, courtesy, and fairness made him an excellent presiding officer and gained for him an enviable reputation. His tall, erect form never failed to attract attention, while his integrity, frankness, firm convictions, and facile pen made him a man of influence in the affairs of his city and state. For more than half a century Faran was a conspicuous figure in Ohio politics.
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While serving in this capacity he voted for the Wilmot Proviso restricting the limits of slavery.
He was a vigorous and ready writer, and in his editorials he expounded the principles of Jeffersonian Democracy. Under his editorial supervision the paper became a powerful Democratic organ not only in Hamilton County but throughout the state.
In 1840 he married Angelina Russell, daughter of Robert Russell of Columbus, Ohio.
