Frank H. Farris

Frank H. Farris (August 8, 1867 – September 1, 1926) was a Missouri attorney who became a member of both the state's Senate and its House of Representatives.

[2][3] His marriage certificate to his first wife, Emma Miller, was issued in Greenfield, Missouri, on May 14, 1884, when he was under age.

[6] The funeral was held late Sunday evening, September 5, 1926, on the lawn of his home in Rolla at his request.

[5] In 1903 Ferris was indicted on a bribery charge related to a bill that prohibited the sale of baking powder containing alum.

[2] Farris was indicted in 1919 on a charge of "unlawfully conspiring and confederating" to get votes for a St. Louis police salary increase.

Frank H. Farris, center rear, during a discussion of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment , with other legislators and a constituent. Drawing by Marguerite Martyn for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , February 9, 1913