Farris B. Streeter (September 24, 1819 – August 19, 1877) was an American attorney, legislator and jurist from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 10th district from 1847 to 1850 and as Solicitor of the United States Treasury from 1853 to 1858.
Farris B. Streeter | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 10th district | |
| In office 1847–1850 | |
| Preceded by | William Harrison Dimmick |
| Succeeded by | Ephriam W. Hamlin |
| Solicitor of the United States Treasury | |
| In office 1853–1858 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Constable |
| Succeeded by | Junius Hillyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1819 Harford Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 19, 1877 (aged 57) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
editFerris B. Streeter was born in Harford Township, Pennsylvania on September 24, 1819. He attended Harford Academy and the Clinton Liberal Institute in Clinton, New York, afterwards becoming a teacher at Harford Academy.[1]
Streeter studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841, afterwards establishing a practice in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
From 1843 to 1847 Streeter served as a deputy prosecuting attorney for Susquehanna County.
A Democrat, Streeter served in the Pennsylvania Senate for the 10th district from 1847 to 1850.[2][3]
Streeter was appointed Solicitor of the United States Treasury in 1853, and served until 1858, resigning over disagreement with Franklin Pierce's policy on the admission of Kansas to the Union.[4][5]
In 1859 Streeter was a Delegate to the Pennsylvania State Democratic Convention.[6]
Having joined the Republican Party, in March, 1865 Streeter was appointed a Judge of the Pennsylvania District Court. He won successive reelections and served until his death in 1877.[7][8]
Streeter died on August 19, 1877[9] and is interred at the Montrose Cemetery in Montrose, Pennsylvania.[10]
References
edit- ^ Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923, by Frank Marshall Eastman, Volume 3, 1922, pages 678 to 679
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Farris B Street Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Journal of the Pennsylvania Senate, published by Theo. Fenn & Co., Harrisburg, Volume 2, 1851, page 188
- ^ The Political Register and Congressional Directory, published by Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1878, page 230
- ^ Centennial history of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, by Rhamanthus Menville Stocker, 1974, page 79
- ^ Proceedings of the State Convention of the State Rights Democracy of Pennsylvania, published by C.D. Hineline, Harrisburg, 1859, page 8
- ^ Annual Report of Bradford County Historical Society, published by the society, 1919, page 54
- ^ History and Geography of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1615-1924, published by Bradford County Historical Society, 1976, page 121
- ^ Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America, by George Kemp Ward, 1912, page 273
- ^ "Farris B. Streeter". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.