John Farthing
John Colborne Farthing (18 March 1897 – 9 March 1954) was a Canadian soldier, thinker, philosopher, economist, teacher, and author of the seminal tract Freedom Wears a Crown, published posthumously. It rather quickly became an epistle of Red Toryism.
John Colborne Farthing | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 March 1897 Woodstock, Ontario |
| Died | 9 March 1954 (aged 56) Montreal, Quebec |
| Resting place | Anglican Cemetery, Woodstock, Ontario |
| Education | McGill University (B.A., 1921) New College, Oxford (B.A., 1924) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/ | Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1916 – 1916 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 66th Field Battery, Canadian Artillery |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
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