Sacramento County
Biographies
THOMAS
ANTHONY FARRELL
THOMAS ANTHONY FARRELL.--Thomas Anthony Farrell, an attorney-at-law in the capital city, was born in Sacramento, March 3, 1888. His father, Edward J. Farrell, came to Sacramento from Ireland in 1870. His mother, Margaret (Haley) Farrell, is a native of California. Edward J. Farrell was an employee of the Southern Pacific Railroad at Sacramento for forty years.
Thomas Anthony Farrell attended Christian Brothers’ College, Sacramento, after which he attended Santa Clara College, and then entered the law office of J. W. S. Butler, where he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1915. He was chief deputy district attorney under Hugh B. Bradford for seven years, when he resigned; and since 1921 he has practiced his profession in the county of Sacramento. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the California State Bar Association, and the Sacramento County Bar Association, in which he is a member of the board of governors.
At Elk Grove Mr. Farrell was married to Miss Ida M. De Roza, a native daughter of Sacramento County. Mr. Farrell is a member of Knights of Columbus, the Native Sons of the Golden West, the Eagles and the Elks.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 893.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.