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  1. Francis Sherman "Hap" Farley (December 5, 1901 – September 24, 1977) was a New Jersey State Senator from Atlantic County, New Jersey, described by The New York Times in 1977 as "probably the most powerful legislator in New Jersey history".

  2. Frank S. Farley, a former New Jersey State Senator who served 34 years in the Legislature—longer than anyone in New Jersey history—and was regarded as one of the state's most...

    • A Legendary Powerbroker
    • Don’T Call Me A Political Boss
    • Farley’s Rest Stop

    Farley, whose childhood nickname “Happy” was later shortened to “Hap,” served 34 years in the state legislature, and led the political machine that ran Atlantic City and Atlantic County governments for decades. He was first elected to the state Senate in 1940 and was re-elected again and again, serving until 1971. But his position as the leader of ...

    According to several sources, Farley disliked the term “boss,” although it was often applied to him. “’Boss’ has some negative connotations,” said Cafiero, whose father, Anthony J. Cafiero, also worked closely with Farley when he served in the Senate from 1949 until 1953. “Leader is a better word. He was a party leader.” Atlantic City politics have...

    On July 31, 1964, Farley presided over the opening of the Atlantic City Expressway and the rest stop that would later bear his name. Then, and now, observers say he was the one responsible for getting that highway built. In April of 1977, months before Farley’s death, the service plaza was named in his honor. A year later, according to the timeline...

  3. Situated in a sheltered natural harbor adjacent to our resort is the Senator Frank S. Farley State Marina. In the picturesque Absecon Bay, where prohibition-era rumrunners once brought their goods to shore, this tranquil marina offers 630 floating slips and dockage for a variety of crafts up to 300 feet in length.

  4. Francis Sherman " Hap " Farley (December 5, 1901 – September 24, 1977) was a New Jersey State Senator from Atlantic County, New Jersey, described by The New York Times in 1977 as "probably the most powerful legislator in New Jersey history".

  5. Frank S. Farley was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on December 5, 1901. He attended the Wenonah Military Academy and was a 1925 graduate of Georgetown University Law School in Washington, DC. Farley was elected for the first time as a Republican to the New Jersey State Assembly in 1937, and remained there until 1940.

  6. Feb 28, 2014 · When he died at age 76 at his Ventnor home, a New York Times obituary called Farley "probably the most influential legislator in New Jersey history," and an "artful negotiator whose backroom wheeling and dealing was legendary."