Career
He and William South. Devery were the first owners of the New York Highlanders (now New York Yankees). They purchased the Baltimore Orioles on January 9, 1903 for $18,000 and moved it to New York City. He was born around 1866.
Farrell was involved in New York City gambling, and owned pool halls and a casino.
In 1912 he fired Harry Wolverton as the manager of the Yankees. On January 29, 1915 Farrell and Devery sold the Yankees to Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L"Hommedieu Huston for $460,000.
Farrell died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, of a heart attack, after recovering from a bout of bronchitis.