Ion Lowndes Farris (September 14, 1878 – November 10, 1934) was an American politician and attorney from Florida.

He served twice as the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives in both 1909 and 1913, at a time when the legislature met only once every two years.

[1] Farris dropped out of high school to enter the workplace; he first went to work with his father as a boilermaker.

[2][3] He married Allie Liddell in January 1901, and had three children with her; his youngest child was named for William Jennings Bryan, with whom he had a close friendship.

[5] Farris was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1907, taking over the seat previously held by Henry Holland Buckman.

Farris lost the Democrat primary, but forced the other candidates in the race to address the drainage, successfully making it an election issue.

[14] He advocated for home rule and sponsored legislation that gave local governments greater control over their own organization.