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 | |
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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 | Harford Township, Pennsylvania | September 24, 1819
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]