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Farwell family of Chicago, Illinois

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Charles Benjamin Farwell (1823-1903) — also known as Charles B. Farwell — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Painted Post, Steuben County, N.Y., July 1, 1823. Republican. Cook County Clerk, 1854-62; dry goods merchant; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1870-72; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1871-77, 1881-83 (1st District 1871-73, 3rd District 1873-77, 1881-83); U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1887-91; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1888. He and his brother built, in 1887, the Texas State Capitol, and received three million acres of land as payment. Died in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., September 23, 1903 (age 80 years, 84 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.

		Relatives: Son of Henry Farwell and Nancy (Jackson) Farwell; brother of John Villiers Farwell (1825-1908).
		Political family: Farwell family of Chicago, Illinois.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

John Villiers Farwell (1825-1908) — also known as John V. Farwell — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. Born in Painted Post, Steuben County, N.Y., July 29, 1825. Republican. Dry goods merchant; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1864, 1908; mayor of Lake Forest, Ill., 1871-72. Presbyterian. Member, Union League. Died in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., August 20, 1908 (age 83 years, 22 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Henry Farwell and Nancy (Jackson) Farwell; brother of Charles Benjamin Farwell (1823-1903); married, April 16, 1849, to Abigail G. Taylor; married, March 8, 1854, to Emeret C. Cooley; father of John V. Farwell, Jr. (son-in-law of Lucy Louisa Flower).
		Political family: Farwell family of Chicago, Illinois.

Lucy Louisa Flower (1837-1921) — also known as Lucy L. Flower; Lucy Louisa Coues; "The Mother of the Juvenile Court" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 10, 1837. Republican. School teacher; social reformer; founder of nursing school; advocate for the creation of a "parental court" to handle cases of delinquent children; her efforts led to the world's first juvenile court legislation, which created the Chicago Juvenile Court in 1899; University of Illinois trustee; elected 1894. Female. Died in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., April 27, 1921 (age 83 years, 352 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.

		Relatives: Married, September 4, 1862, to James Monroe Flower (1835-1909); mother of Harriet Flower (daughter-in-law of John Villiers Farwell (1825-1908)) and Elliott Flower (1863-1920; author).
		Political family: Farwell family of Chicago, Illinois.
		Lucy Flower Park, on West Moffat Street, and Lucy Flower Technical High School (opened, 1911; moved to new building, 1927; renamed Flower Vocational High School, 1956; renamed Lucy Flower Career Academy High School, 1995; closed, 2003), both in Chicago, Illinois, were named for her.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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