Albert J. Farrah Explained
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. 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.[4] [5]
He wrote Cases on the law of husband and wife.[6]
He died in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on June 29, 1944.[7] [8] [9]
In 2011, he was inducted into Stetson College of Law's Hall of Fame.[10] [11]
Notes and References
- News: Albert J. Farrah Will Be Dean of Law School . 8 November 2023 . Gainesville Daily Sun . 5 July 1909 . 2.
- Book: Meador, Daniel . The Transformative Years of the University of Alabama Law School, 1966–1970 . 2012-03-01 . NewSouth Books . 978-1-60306-153-7 . en.
- Web site: Albert J. Farrah (Dean, 1909-1912). July 3, 2014. Levin College of Law.
- News: 1927-10-28 . Alumni Meet For Homecoming Day:Dedication Of Farrah Hall . 15 . The Birmingham News . 2023-11-08.
- News: 1927-01-29 . Ground Broken For Farrah Hall New Law Building At Capstone . 7 . The Montgomery Advertiser . 2023-11-08.
- Book: Farrah . Albert John . Cases on the Law of Husband and Wife . 2 June 2015 . LULU Press . 978-1-330-02913-8 . 8 November 2023 . en.
- Web site: A New Day, a New Building: Albert J. Farrah's Years of Victory. March 10, 2023. Litera Scripta.
- News: 1944-07-01 . Albert J. Farrah . 4 . The Birmingham News . 2023-11-08.
- News: Obituary for Albert J. Farrah . 8 November 2023 . Pensacola News Journal . 1 July 1944 . 3.
- Web site: Hall of Fame. www.stetson.edu.
- News: Stetson to honor local law-college alumnus Saturday . 8 November 2023 . Daytona Beach News-Journal Online.
