Background
Farris, John Lauchlan was born on September 5, 1911 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Farris, John Lauchlan was born on September 5, 1911 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Bachelor of Arts, University B.C., 1931; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1934.
Past partner, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy, Vancouver chief justice, B.C., 1973-1978. Lecturer commercial law U. B.C., 1945-1950. Past director Kelly, Douglas Company Ltd., Sun Public Company Ltd., Loomis Armored Car Service Ltd., Pacific Petroleums Ltd., Toronto-Dominion Bank, B.C. Telephone Сompany.
Chairman, Board of Governors Crofton House School, 1959-1963. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member Canada (council 1955-1958, vice chairman 1960-1961, vice president for B.C. 1962-1964, president 1971-1972, Executive Committee 1966-1986), Vancouver (executive council 1954-1962, president 1959-1960), American (honorary) bar associations, Law Society B.C., Vancouver Club, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, West Vancouver Yacht Club, Union Club.
Son of John Wallace de Beque and Evlyn Fenwick (Keirstead) F. Married DorothyBeatrice Colledge, September 13, 1933. Children, Ann, John Haig de Beque, Katherine Colledge.
