Laughlin P. Farris (December 23, 1843 – December 9, 1925New Brunswick provincial archives
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, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the

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from 1892 to 1908 as a

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member. His first name also appears as Laughlan or Lauchlan in some sources. He was born in

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, the son of

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and Sarah McLean, and educated in

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. Farris married Louise Hay. He served on the province's Executive Council as a

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and then as Commissioner for Agriculture. His son John Wallace de Beque Farris served in the

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and the

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* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1908'', EJ Chambers 1843 births 1925 deaths Canadian farmers Canadian Baptists New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs People from Queens County, New Brunswick 19th-century Baptists 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick {{LiberalAssociation-NewBrunswick-MLA-stub