Wallace Rider Farrington

Wallace Rider Farrington
6th Territorial Governor of Hawaii
In office
July 5, 1921 – July 6, 1929
Appointed byWarren G. Harding
Preceded byCharles J. McCarthy
Succeeded byLawrence M. Judd
Mayor of Honolulu
Personal details
BornMay 3, 1871
Orono, Maine, U.S.
DiedOctober 6, 1933(1933-10-06) (aged 62)
Territory of Hawaii
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCatharine McAlpine
ChildrenJoseph Rider Farrington
OccupationJournalist

Wallace Rider Farrington (May 3, 1871 – October 6, 1933) was an American journalist who served as the sixth Territorial Governor of Hawaii, serving from 1921 to 1929. Prior to his term, he was editor of The Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin newspapers.