Famous People with Name Farrell

Farrell Dobbs            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Farrell Dobbs: was an American Trotskyist and trade unionist. In 1926, he left for North Dakota to find work, but returned the following fall. At this point, young Farrell Dobbs was a conservative Republican and supported Herbert Hoover for President. However, his polit

James Thomas Farrell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Thomas Farrell: was an American novelist. One of his most famous works was the Studs Lonigan trilogy, which was made into a film in 1960 and into a television miniseries in 1979. The trilogy was voted number 29 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 best novels of the 2

Diane Farrell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Diane Farrell: is an American politician who was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Connecticut's 4th congressional district in 2004 and 2006. She was appointed by Pres. George W. Bush to become a member of the Board of Directors of the Export Import Bank of the

Peter T. Farrell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Peter T. Farrell: was an American judge from Queens, New York City, who served as a judge on Queens County Court and the New York Supreme Court, where he primarily handled criminal cases. Farrell was best known for presiding over the trial of bank robber Willie Sutton, who

Edward Matthew Farrell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Matthew Farrell: was a Canadian printer, publisher, and politician from the province of Nova Scotia.In 1896, he was acclaimed to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the electoral district of Queen's County. A Nova Scotia Liberal, he was re-elected in 1897, 1901, and 1906. From 1905 to 1910, he was the Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia. A Roman Catholic, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier for the senatorial division of Liverpool, Nova Scotia.

Edward Farrell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Farrell: was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County from 1874 to 1878 as a Liberal member. Farrell also served as surgeon at the Provincial and City Hospital, physician at the Halifax Visiting Dispensary, coroner for Halifax County and a member of the provincial Board of Health. In 1870, he married Mary Walsh. He served in the province's Executive Council as minister without portfolio. He ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1891 and 1892. Farrell died in Halifax of pneumonia at the age of 58.