Daniel Farrand
{{Short description|American judge}}
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|office1 = Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
|term_start1 = 1813
|term_end1 = 1815
|predecessor1 = Theophilus Harrington
|successor1 = Richard Skinner
|office2 = Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
|term_start2 = 1802
|term_end2 = 1803
|predecessor2 = David Sanderson
|successor2 = Levi Sabin
|constituency2 = Rockingham
|office3 = State's Attorney of Windham County, Vermont
|term_start3 = 1801
|term_end3 = 1804
|predecessor3 = Royall Tyler
|successor3 = William C. Bradley
|office4 = Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
|term_start4 = 1798
|term_end4 = 1799
|predecessor4 = Abel Spencer
|successor4 = Amos Marsh
|office5 = Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
|term_start5 = 1798
|term_end5 = 1799
|predecessor5 = Thomas Johnson
|successor5 = Thomas Johnson
|constituency5 = Newbury
|term_start6 = 1796
|term_end6 = 1797
|predecessor6 = Thomas Johnson
|successor6 = Thomas Johnson
|constituency6 = Newbury
|term_start7 = 1792
|term_end7 = 1794
|predecessor7 = Joshua Bayley
|successor7 = Joshua Bayley
|constituency7 = Newbury
|office8 = State's Attorney of Orange County, Vermont
|term_start8 = 1798
|term_end8 = 1799
|predecessor8 = Jedediah P. Buckingham
|successor8 = Oramel Hinckley
|term_start9 = 1785
|term_end9 = 1797
|predecessor9 = Daniel Buck
|successor9 = Jedediah P. Buckingham
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1760|9|9}}
|birth_place = Canaan, Connecticut, British North America
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1825|10|13|1760|9|9}}
|death_place = Burlington, Vermont, US
|resting_place = Elmwood Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont, US
|party = Federalist
|spouse = Mary Porter (m. 1794)
|relations = Stephen Jacob (brother-in-law)
|children = 9
|education = Yale University
|profession = Attorney
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Daniel Farrand (September 9, 1760 – October 13, 1825) was a Vermont politician and lawyer who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.
Biography
Daniel Farrand was born in Canaan, Connecticut on September 9, 1760, a son of Reverend Daniel Farrand and Jerusha (Boardman) Farrand.[https://books.google.com/books?id=tqxNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA186 Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College], by Franklin Bowditch Dexter, 1907, page 186Vermont: The Green Mountain State, by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 5, 1923, page 80 He graduated from Yale University in 1781, studied law and moved to Vermont to establish a practice.[https://books.google.com/books?id=7ustAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA305 Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College], by Franklin Bowditch Dexter, 1911, page 305[https://books.google.com/books?id=L3lUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA490 Annals of the American Pulpit], by William Buell Sprague, Volume 1, 1859, page 490 Initially residing in Windsor, he subsequently moved to Newbury.[https://books.google.com/books?id=zA6SAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA78 Biography, Daniel Farrand], The Green Bag: An Entertaining Magazine of the Law, Volume 6, 1894, pages 78 to 79
Farrand served in several local and county offices, including Orange County State's Attorney and register of probate and probate judge for the Bradford district. A Federalist, he served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1791 to 1793 and 1796 to 1799. From 1798 to 1799 he served as Speaker of the House.[https://books.google.com/books?id=Nvg_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA178 Men of Vermont Illustrated], by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, pages 178 to 179{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120720071232/http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/legislative/speakerlist.htm Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives]}}, published by Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2012
Farrand moved to Rockingham in the early 1800s. In addition to serving as Windham County State's Attorney he served in the Vermont House again from 1802 to 1803. In 1802 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives, losing to James Elliott.[https://books.google.com/books?id=ULmlDG8KLjYC&pg=PA525 History of the Town of Rockingham, Vermont], by Lyman Simpson Hayes, 1907, page 657
In 1813 Farrand served on the Vermont Council of Censors. The same year he was also elected to the Vermont Supreme Court, serving to 1815.[https://books.google.com/books?id=ql4WAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22daniel+farrand%22+vermont+supreme+court&pg=PP11 The Vermont Digest, 1789-1905], by Robert Roberts, Volume 1, 1910, list of Vermont Supreme Court Justices prior to page 1
After leaving the court Farrand moved to Burlington, where he continued to practice law. In 1817 he was head of the welcoming committee that received President James Monroe during Monroe's tour of New England, and he delivered the welcoming address.[https://books.google.com/books?id=B90NAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA490 Records of the Council of Safety and Governor and Council of the State of Vermont], published by E. P. Walton (Montpelier), Volume 8, 1880, pages 489 to 490
Farrand died in Burlington on October 13, 1825 and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery.[https://archive.org/stream/branchofjacksons01jack#page/26/mode/2up/search/daniel A Branch of the Jacksons and Correlated Families, 1730-1911], 1911, page 27
Stephen Jacob, who also served on the Vermont Supreme Court, was his brother-in-law; Jacob was married to Farrand's sister Pamela.{{cite magazine |last=Taft |first=Russell S. |date=January 1, 1894 |title=The Supreme Court of Vermont, Part III |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zA6SAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA78 |magazine=The Green Bag |location=Boston, MA |publisher=Boston Book Company |ref={{sfnRef|"The Supreme Court of Vermont, Part III"}}}}
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Category:People from Canaan, Connecticut
Category:People from Windsor, Vermont
Category:People from Newbury, Vermont
Category:People from Windham County, Vermont
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Category:Members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Category:Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives
Category:Justices of the Vermont Supreme Court