Franklin Smith Farquhar

Franklin Smith Farquhar (1865–1947) was an American journalist and historian whose life took him from Fayette City, Pennsylvania, to Washington State and eventually California. He worked for several newspapers, including the Daily News Standard in Uniontown and the Weekly Republic in Yakima, before moving with his family to Livingston, California, in 1916.

In Livingston, Farquhar worked at the Weekly Chronicle and became the town’s postmaster in 1918, a position he held until 1935. He later retired to his farm, Carmichael Place, and turned increasingly to writing and local history. His books include Edith and John: A Story of Pittsburgh, Redwing, Where the East Begins, and History of Livingston, California, as well as works on California pioneers, the Gold Rush, family history, and the Chinese American experience.