Background
Farley, Jarvis was born on July 5, 1910 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Frederick and Helen (Jarvis) Farley.
insurance executive consultant
Farley, Jarvis was born on July 5, 1910 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Frederick and Helen (Jarvis) Farley.
AB magna cum laude, Harvard College, 1932. Postgraduate, Harvard Business School, 1939. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Babson College, 1980.
With Massachusetts Indemnity & Life Insurance Company, 1932-1975, president, 1965-1970, chairman board, 1970-1975. Private practice consultant Needham, Massachusetts, since 1975.
Trustee Newton-Wellesley (Massachusetts) Hospital, 1962-1983, president 67-68. Trustee Babson College, 1970-1980, chairman 1975-1980, trustee emeritus since 1985. Corporator Boston Museum of Science, since 1949.
Trustee, president Living Care Villages of Massachusetts, 1980-1985. Member Wellesley Town Meeting, 1955-1985. Member Wellesley Retirement Board, 1976-1985, chairman 1977-1985.
Served with operations research group United States Navy, 1944-1945. Fellow Casualty Actuarial Society. Member American Academy Actuaries (board directors 1973-1976), Senior Actuaries Club, Boston Actuaries Club, Masons, Harvard Musical Association, Wellesley Club (president 1963-1964), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Elizabeth Anna Grabill, January 29, 1938. Children: Pamella, Patricia Farley Hunt, Penelope, Portia Farley Coyne.