George W. Faris

George Faris
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901
Preceded byJesse Overstreet
Succeeded byElias S. Holliday
Personal details
Born(1890-01-20)January 20, 1890
Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 1940(1940-12-05) (aged 50)
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Resting placeHighland Lawn Cemetery
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materAsbury (now DePauw) University
Indiana University

George Washington Faris (June 9, 1854 – April 17, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1901.