Farley

Farley is a family name and a given name of various Irish and English origins. As an Irish patronymic surname, Farley is an anglicised form of the Old Irish patronyms Ó Faircheallaigh ("descendant of Faircheallaigh", a personal name meaning "super war") or Ó Fearghail ("descendant of Fearghail", meaning "man of valor"). As an English toponymic surname, Farley comes from places with the toponyms Farleigh, Fairley or Farley, deriving from the Old English fearn ("fern") and leah ("woodland clearing"), in turn derived from the Latin farneus ("oak"). People with the family name In public service Abraham Farley (1712–1791), English official, Chamberlain of the Exchequer Albert Farley Heard (1833–1890), American diplomat, Founder of HSBC Allen Farley (born 1951), American politician, Alabama House of Representatives Bruce A. Farley (born 1943), American politician, Illinois House of Representatives Ephraim Wilder Farley (1817–1880), American politician, U.S. House of Representatives Sir Edwin Wood Thorp Farley (1864–1939), English politician, Mayor of Dover, Kent Frances Farley (1923–2004), American politician, Utah State Senate Frank S. Farley (1901–1977), American politician, New Jersey State Senate Graham Farley (1933–2019), Australian colonel, 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) Hugh Farley (born 1932), American politician, New York State Senate James Aloysius Farley (1888–1976), American politician, U.S. Postmaster General James Indus Farley (1871–1948), American politician, U.S. House of Representatives James Lewis Farley (1823–1885), Irish diplomat, Consul for the Ottoman Empire James T. Farley (1829–1886), American politician, U.S. Senate Jesse Farley Dyer (1877–1955), American marine, Medal of Honor John Farley (1440–1490), English politician, MP for Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency) John Farley (pilot) (1933–2018), English aviator, Order of the British Empire John H. Farley (1846–1922), American politician, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio John J. Farley III (born c. 1942), American judge, U.S. Court of Appeals Joseph F. Farley (1889–1974), American admiral, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Kai G. Farley (born 1973), Liberian politician, Superintendent of Grand Gedeh Leo J. Farley (1926–1984), American politician, Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts Louis Farley (1860-1930), American politician, Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts Michael Farley (1719–1789), American politician, Massachusetts Provincial Congress Michael F.