Farris B. Streeter

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

Ferris 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

1. Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923, by Frank Marshall Eastman, Volume 3, 1922, pages 678 to 679
2. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Farris B Street Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
3. Journal of the Pennsylvania Senate, published by Theo. Fenn & Co., Harrisburg, Volume 2, 1851, page 188
4. The Political Register and Congressional Directory, published by Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1878, page 230
5. Centennial history of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, by Rhamanthus Menville Stocker, 1974, page 79
6. Proceedings of the State Convention of the State Rights Democracy of Pennsylvania, published by C.D. Hineline, Harrisburg, 1859, page 8
7. Annual Report of Bradford County Historical Society, published by the society, 1919, page 54
8. History and Geography of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1615-1924, published by Bradford County Historical Society, 1976, page 121
9. Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America, by George Kemp Ward, 1912, page 273
10. "Farris B. Streeter". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.