Mary J. Farnham

Mary J. Farnham
Born
Mary Jane Scott

November 22, 1833
Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
DiedFebruary 22, 1913(1913-02-22) (aged 79)
Shanghai, China
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Spouse
John Marshall Willoughby Farnham
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(m. 1859)​
Children7

Mary J. Farnham (née Scott; November 22, 1833 – February 22, 1913) was a British-born American missionary and temperance advocate. For 20 years, she served as president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) of China.[1] As a missionary to Shanghai, Farnham conducted a free day school for poor girls and a large boarding school.[2]

  1. ^ Cherrington, Ernest Hurst (1925). "FARNHAM, MARY JANE (SCOTT)". Standard Encyclopedia of the Alcohol Problem. Vol. 2. Westerville, Ohio : American Issue Publishing House. p. 967. Retrieved 31 December 2022 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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