Background
Farson, John was born on October 8, 1855 in Union City, Indiana, United States. Son of Review John T. Farson (Mechanical Engineering clergyman) and Harriet C. (Page) F.
Farson, John was born on October 8, 1855 in Union City, Indiana, United States. Son of Review John T. Farson (Mechanical Engineering clergyman) and Harriet C. (Page) F.
Educated public schools, Champaign, Illinois, and University of Illinois, 1874-1876. Studied law, Chicago, in office of J. R. Doolittle, United States senator from Wisconsin. Admitted to bar, 1880.
Banker, since 1881; organized Farson, Leach & Company, 1889, which was succeeded by Farson, Son & Company, 1906. President Calumet Electric Saint Railway Company, Chicago. Vice-president and director Rockford & Interurban Railway Company Trustee American University, Washington.
Vice president New York and Chicago Road Association.
President American Automobile Association, 1906, Oak Park (Illinois) Horse Show Association Home: Oak Park, Illinois.
Married Mamie A. Ashworth, September 1, 1881.