Edwin Farley

Deceased Person

1864 – 1939

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Who was Edwin Farley?

Sir Edwin Wood Thorp Farley MBE was Mayor of Dover, Kent, England, from 1913 to 1919.

Farley went to sea when he was twelve years old and sailed to India and China many times. He served on Dover Town Council for 27 years. For his services to Dover during the First World War he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1918 and knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours.

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Born
1864
Also known as
  • Mayor Edwin Farley
Died
Jan 9, 1939

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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