Albert J. Farrah
Albert J. Farrah (1863 – June 29, 1944) was the founding law school dean at Stetson University and the University of Florida Levin College of Law's first dean when created in 1909.[1] He then served as dean of the University of Alabama's law school where he served for three decades until shortly before his death.[2]
He was born in Adrian, Michigan in 1863[3] and studied at Adrian College and then Cornell College in Iowa.[4] He graduated from the University of Michigan's law school in 1900.[3]
The newly built University of Alabama's Farrah Hall law building was dedicated to him in 1927.[5][6][3]
He wrote Cases on the law of husband and wife.[7]
He died in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on June 29, 1944.[4][8][9]
In 2011, he was inducted into Stetson College of Law's Hall of Fame.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Albert J. Farrah Will Be Dean of Law School". Gainesville Daily Sun. 5 July 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Meador, Daniel (2012-03-01). The Transformative Years of the University of Alabama Law School, 1966–1970. NewSouth Books. ISBN 978-1-60306-153-7.
- ^ a b c "Albert J. Farrah (Dean, 1909-1912)". Levin College of Law. July 3, 2014.
- ^ a b "A New Day, a New Building: Albert J. Farrah's Years of Victory". Litera Scripta. March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Alumni Meet For Homecoming Day:Dedication Of Farrah Hall". The Birmingham News. 1927-10-28. p. 15. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Ground Broken For Farrah Hall New Law Building At Capstone". The Montgomery Advertiser. 1927-01-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ Farrah, Albert John (2 June 2015). Cases on the Law of Husband and Wife. LULU Press. ISBN 978-1-330-02913-8. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Albert J. Farrah". The Birmingham News. 1944-07-01. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Obituary for Albert J. Farrah". Pensacola News Journal. 1 July 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". www.stetson.edu.
- ^ "Stetson to honor local law-college alumnus Saturday". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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