| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Chichester | [1681], [1681], 1698 – 1700, 1708 – 1713, 1715 – 7 Aug. 1719 |
Family and Education
b. c. 1644, 2nd s. of John Farington, M.P. Chichester 1679, of Chichester by Anne, da. of John May of Rawmere, Suss. m. (1) lic. 28 Feb. 1671, aged 27, Elizabeth Merlott,1Foster, London Marriage Licences. 1s. d.v.p.; (2) 24 May 1687, Elizabeth, da. and h. of John Peachey of Eartham, nr. Chichester,2PCC 44 Cann, 7 and 183 Browning. s.p. cr. Bt. 17 Dec. 1697.
Offices Held
Sheriff, Suss. 1696–7.
Address
Main residence: Farington House, Chichester.
biography text
Farington, whose grandfather had been three times mayor of Chichester, succeeded his father in representing the borough in 1681. His son became its recorder at George I’s accession.3Dallaway, Suss. City of Chichester, 140, 154. Returned as a Whig in 1715, Farington voted with the Administration in every recorded division till his death at Bath, 7 Aug. 1719.
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