John Harrington Farley, born in Cleveland in 1845, was a Democratic politician who served three terms on Cleveland's city council (1871-1877) and two terms as its mayor (1883-1885, 1899-1901). Following his first term as mayor, Farley was appointed collector of internal revenue by President Cleveland and beginning in 1893 served as director of public works in Cleveland under Mayor Robert E. Blee. During his second term as mayor, Farley had to request the state militia to support Cleveland police in maintaining order during the streetcar strike in 1899. Farley died in 1922 of a stroke and is buried at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland.
From the description of John H. Farley mayoral election notification, 1899 April 7. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 758984872
