| John Q. Farmer | |
| Order: | 9th |
| Office: | Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | 1867 |
| Term End: | 1868 |
| Predecessor: | James B. Wakefield |
| Successor: | Chester D. Davidson |
| Office2: | Minnesota State Representative |
| Term Start2: | 1866 |
| Term End2: | 1868 |
| Office3: | Minnesota State Senator |
| Term Start3: | 1871 |
| Term End3: | 1872 |
| Birth Date: | 5 August 1823 |
| Birth Place: | Burke, Vermont |
| Death Place: | near Billings, Montana |
| Party: | Whig Republican |
| Children: | 8 |
| Residence: | Spring Valley, Minnesota |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
John Quincy Farmer (August 5, 1823 - August 17, 1904) was a Minnesota politician, jurist, and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He first served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1866, and was elected speaker one year later, serving in the position until he left the house in 1868. He later served in the Minnesota Senate from 1871 to 1872, and was a judge for Minnesota's 10th judicial district from 1880 to 1893.[1]
John Quincy Farmer was born in Burke, Vermont on August 5, 1823. After graduating from law school in New York State, he moved to Omro Township, Minnesota and began practicing as a lawyer.[2]
He married Maria N. Carpenter on November 17, 1852, and they had two sons. She died on March 6, 1866, and he remarried to Susan C. Sharp on January 13, 1869. They had six sons together.[2]
He died on August 17, 1904, while traveling westward on a Northern Pacific train outside of Billings, Montana. Farmer had been en route to Yellowstone National Park with his wife. He was eighty-one years of age.[3]