page_title: Frank Farrar
section_title: Later life
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Farrar / Later life
caption_attribution_description: English: Frank Farrar, Governor of South Dakota
context_page_description: Frank Leroy Farrar is an American politician who was the 24th Governor of South Dakota. A Republican from Britton, he served as the state's attorney general from 1963 to 1969, and as governor from 1969 to 1971. After leaving office, he chaired several holding companies and became the owner of numerous banks.
context_section_description: Farrar has over 17,000 hours of logged piloting time.  He is also an avid athlete, completing the Kona Ironman Competition at age 73, a decade after surviving lymphatic cancer.  He also holds the 9th fastest finishing time in the Coeur D’Alene Ironman in the 70+ Men's division.  He completed the 2003 race in 16:48:49. His wife, former First Lady of South Dakota Patricia Farrar, who was also a Senior Olympian, died on October 31, 2015, at the age of 84.
caption: Portrait of the Governor
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