Lorin Farr, Utah Pioneer of 1847, was born in Waterford, Vermont, July 27, 1820. He was a civic and religious leader, staunch friend and supporter of the Prophet Joseph Smith, assisted in the Settlement of Nauvoo, Illinois, and in the building of the temple. He came to Utah with Brigham Young in 1847. One of the founders of Ogden, he established Farr's Fort in 1850, assisted in laying out the city and organized its first government. In 1851 he became Ogden's first Mayor, serving continuously for twenty years without pay. The deed to Ogden was made by Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States, to Lorin Farr, as Mayor. He built Weber County's first saw-mill and grist-mill in 1850 and with others built the first woolen factory in northern Utah. (1868) In 1857, with Newton Goodal and others, he built the first road through Ogden Canyon. Under his direction Weber County was surveyed and irrigation canals and roads built. Settlements and Church Branches were organized under his direction. He was a leading contractor on the Central Pacific Railroad west from Ogden to Promontory. In January, 1851, he became the first president of Weber Stake of Zion, serving until 1870. He directed the building of Ogden Tabernacle in 1855-56. He was a member of the first territorial legislature, serving for thirty years, longer than any other member and was a member of the convention that framed the constitution of the State of Utah.

A friend of the Indians, he was known among them as "Chief". The move south upon the approach of Johnson's Army in 1858 was under his direction. He was a statesman and colonizer of great ability. Historian Edward Tullidge proclaimed him, "Ogden's most representative citizen." He died January 12, 1909, at the age of eighty-nine. Lorin Farr was a Utah Pioneer of 1847. He was a friend and staunch supporter of Joseph Smith, The Prophet, and assisted in the settlement of Nauvoo, Illinois where he helped build the Temple. He was the first president of Weber Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a member of the first territorial legislature and a member of the convention that framed the constitution of the State of Utah. He assisted in laying out the original plot of the city of Ogden. Organized the first city government and became its first Mayor. He built and operated the first grist mill and saw mill in Weber County with others constructed the first highway through Ogden Canyon. Tullidge, contemporary Utah historian proclaimed him "Ogden's most representive citizen."