Asahel Farr

Asahel Farr (October 10, 1820 – June 13, 1887) was an American surgeon and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate, and was Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin, for seven years between 1859 and 1879.

Asahel Farr
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 8th district
In office
January 1, 1876 – January 1, 1878
Preceded byThompson Weeks
Succeeded byBenoni Reynolds
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Kenosha district
In office
January 1, 1873 – January 1, 1874
Preceded byFrederick Robinson
Succeeded byRobert S. Houston
6th, 10th, 17th, and 21st Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin
In office
April 1877 – April 1879
Preceded byJoseph V. Quarles
Succeeded byFrederick Robinson
In office
April 1871 – April 1874
Preceded byMilton Pettit
Succeeded byIsaac W. Webster
In office
April 1864 – April 1865
Preceded byFrederick Robinson
Succeeded byMilton Pettit
In office
April 1859 – April 1860
Preceded byGeorge Howard Paul
Succeeded byIsaac W. Webster
President of the Kenosha School Board
In office
April 1871 – April 1874
Preceded byE. P. Lewis
Succeeded byVolney French
Personal details
Born
Asahel Farr

(1820-10-10)October 10, 1820
Waterford, Vermont
DiedJune 13, 1887(1887-06-13) (aged 66)
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Political party
Spouses
  • Martha Jackson Wheeler
  • (m. c.1847; died 1878)
  • Emma Marr Durfee
Children
  • Dr. Albert L. Farr
  • (b. 1849; died 1920)
  • Dr. William Mattocks Farr
  • (b. 1853; died 1922)
  • Martha Wheeler (Nutting)
  • (b. 1862)
Parents
  • Alpheus Farr (father)
  • Sybil Farr (mother)
Alma materDartmouth College
Professionsurgeon
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