John O'Farrell was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East

Canada East

Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....

. He represented Lotbinière

Lotbinière (electoral district)

Lotbinière was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...

 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...

 from 1854 to 1858. His surname also appears as Farrall.

He was born in Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

, the son of Patrick Farrall and Margaret McKenzie. O'Farrell articled in law, was called to the bar in 1850 and set up practice in Quebec City. In 1853, he married Maria Louisa Nowlan. He was expelled from the assembly in May 1858 and his election was overturned; he did not run for reelection in the by-election held later that year. O'Farrell ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1872 and 1874. He died in Quebec City at the age of 65.