Farley, Frank W. (Frank Webster), 1888-

Frank S. Farley was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on December 5, 1901. He attended the Wenonah Military Academy and was a 1925 graduate of Georgetown University Law School in Washington, D.C. Farley was elected for the first time as a Republican to the New Jersey State Assembly in 1937, and remained there until 1940. It was at that time he was elected to the New Jersey State Senate. He would remain there for the next 31 years, which included a brief term as Acting Governor in 1945. As State Senator, Farley was able to secure funding for projects that benefited his district of Atlantic City and Atlantic County, such as the construction of the Atlantic City Expressway and the Garden State Parkway, as well as the state marina in Atlantic City, which today bears his name. More controversial was his involvement in pushing for legislation to establish the Atlantic City Racetrack, in which it was later disclosed that Farley held stock in the venture and was retained as the organization's attorney. In 1968, he denied allegations before a state legislative committee of links to organized crime. Eventually, these controversial dealings and allegations took their toll and resulted in the defeat in the 1971 election by Democrat Dr. Joseph L. McGahn. Farley lived in Ventnor, New Jersey in retirement, until his death in 1977. He was survived by his wife, Marie, and had no children.