Farrar, Frederick William, a distinguished
divine of the Church of England, was the
son of Rev. C. P. Farrar, a missionary to
India, and was born in Bombay, India, August
7, 1831. He had the best educational
opportunities that England could furnish;
received the degree of B.A. at the University
of London, and then passed to Trinity
College, Cambridge, where he graduated
with high honors in 1854. He took orders
the same year and served in various positions.
In 1876 he was made a Canon of
Westminster Abbey and rector of St. Margaret's
Church. Dr. Farrar became Dean
of Canterbury in 1895, and died there March
22, 1903. As a preacher and lecturer he
was a man of first rank. He was the author
of many books. The best known perhaps
are his Life of Christ and Life and
Work of St. Paul.
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