James T. Farley

James Thompson Farley (August 6, 1829  January 22, 1886) was a United States Senator from California.

James Thompson Farley
United States Senator
from California
In office
March 4, 1879  March 4, 1885
Preceded byAaron A. Sargent
Succeeded byLeland Stanford
Member of the California Senate
In office
1869–1876
Member of the California State Assembly from Amador County
In office
1855–1857
Personal details
Born(1829-08-06)August 6, 1829
Albemarle County, Virginia
DiedJanuary 22, 1886(1886-01-22) (aged 56)
Jackson, California
Political partyDemocratic

He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, and moved to Missouri and then California at an early age. There he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1854, commencing practice in Amador County.

He was elected to the California State Assembly from Amador County and served 1855 to 1857, acting as Speaker in 1856. He was a member of the California State Senate from 1869 until 1876, serving as president pro tempore from 1871 to 1872.

He was for several years the recognized leader of the Democratic Party in California, and in 1874 was defeated as a candidate for the U.S. Senate by Governor Newton Booth. He was elected to the Senate from California in 1878 and served from 1879 until 1885. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884. He resumed the practice of law after leaving Washington, D.C., and died in Jackson, California in 1886. He is buried in City Cemetery in Jackson.

  • United States Congress. "James T. Farley (id: F000020)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Political offices
Preceded by
Five members
California State Assemblyman, 19th District
(Amador County seat)

1855–1857
(with J. W. D. Palmer, then George W. Wagner)
Succeeded by
William M. Seawell
Preceded by
William W. Stow
Speaker of the California State Assembly
January 1856 – April 1856
Succeeded by
Elwood T. Beatty
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
Aaron A. Sargent
U.S. senator (Class 3) from California
18791885
Served alongside: Newton Booth, John F. Miller
Succeeded by
Leland Stanford


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