Claud Farie

Claud Farie, sometimes spelled Claude Farie (5 December 1816 – 22 August 1870)^[1] was sheriff and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Farie was born in Farme, near Glasgow, Scotland, the son of James Farie and his wife Jane, née Scott.^[1]

Colonial Australia[edit]

Farie arrived in the Port Phillip District in January 1840.^[1] He was made Sheriff of Victoria on 2 November 1852.^[2]

In April 1854, Farie was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Villiers and Heytesbury. He held this position until resigning in October 1855.^[1]

Farie was inspector-general of penal establishments in 1869; captain commanding the Southern Rifles (formerly Prahran and South Yarra Rifle Corps) 1863–1869 and Pentridge Rifle Corps in 1869. He was also president of the Melbourne Club in 1854.^[1]

Farie died at his residence in Coburg, Victoria on 22 August 1870;^[2] he had married Jane Cox on 18 December 1845 in Launceston, Tasmania.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Claud Farie". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Death of Mr Claud Farie". Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser. 25 August 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 24 August 2014 – via Trove.

Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by William Rutledge	Member for Villiers and Heytesbury April 1854 – October 1855 With: George Winter 1854 William Forlonge 1854–55	Succeeded by James Mylne Knight

[parl-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Claud Farie". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

[Portland-2] "Death of Mr Claud Farie". Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser. 25 August 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 24 August 2014 – via Trove.

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