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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Millard Robert "Bob" McFarland
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office=[[Texas]] State Senator for<br>District 10 (Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_end=1991
|preceded=William C. Meier
|succeeded=Chris Harris
|office2=Presidents Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate
|term_start2=1989
|term_end2=1989
|preceded2=Hugh Quay Parmer
|succeeded2=Robert J. Glasgow
|office3=Texas State Representative for then Districts 32-B and 32-D (Tarrant County)
|term_start3=1977
|term_end3=1983
|preceded3=
|succeeded3=Roy English
|birth_date=June 12, 1941
|birth_place= Place of birth missing
|residence=Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas
|occupation=[[Attorney]]
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|spouse=Jane H. McFarland
|alma_mater=Arlington High School<br>
University of Texas at Arlington<br>
Dedman School of Law at [[Southern Methodist University]
|footnotes=
}}
:''''''Not to be confused with Robert McFarlane, the national security advisor under [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]]'''''
'''Millard Robert "Bob" McFarland''' (born June 12, 1941), is an [[attorney]] and lobbyist in Arlington]]<ref name=lawyer>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyers.com/v4/Texas/Arlington/Bob-McFarland-1620528-a.html|title=Bob McFarland, Lawyer in Arlington, Texas|publisher=lawyers.com|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref> and [[Austin]], [[Texas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/lobbying/lobbyist/12308/mcfarland-bob/|title=Bob McFarland|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=September 16, 2011}}</ref> who served from 1983 to 1991 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator for District 10, then located in parts parts of [[Dallas]], Denton, and Tarrant counties. From 1977 to 1983, McFarland served as a state representiative for the former districts 32-B and 32-D in Tarrant County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=321&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=~first=~gender=~last=McFarland~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Bob McFarland|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
In 1959, McFarland graduated from Arlington High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1963 from the University of Texas at Arlington. He then procured his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the Dedman School of Law at [[Southern Methodist University]] in University Park, Texas. He was admitted to the bar in 1966.<ref name=lawyer/> McFarland was cited for achievement in the publication ''Texas Business.'. In 1981, he received the G. J. Sutton Memorial Leadership Award and was named "Legislator of the Year" by the Texas Municipal League. In civic affairs, McFarland is a former director of the Tarrant County Humane Society and the Arlington Civic Chorus. He is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/members/texas_senators/Public/Texas_Senate_68.pdf|title=Texas Senate: Bob McFarland|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref>
==Political life==
In 1979, 1981, 1983, and 1985, McFarland was ranked among the "Ten Best Legislators" from both chambers by ''Texas Monthly'' [[magazine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/magazine/bestworst|title=Best and Worst Legislators (by year)|publisher=texasmonthly.com|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref> In 1989, McFarland was one of five senators to serve as Senate President Pro Tempore, having succeeded his regional colleague, Democrat Hugh Quay Parmer (born 1939) of [[Fort Worth]].<ref>List of Presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate.</ref>
In 1986, McFarland objected when the Texas Select Committee on Higher Education, a group appointed by [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[Mark White|Mark Wells White]] to consider streamlining of the state's colleges and universities, proposed that the University of Texas at Arlington be re-defined as a "comprehensive university," with an emphasis on teaching, instead of research. Many UTA faculty and students believed that the change would have eliminated doctoral programs at the institution. McFarland, a UTA "Distinguished Alumnus," declared the select committee recommendation "an over-my-dead-body situation." Soon political support was manifested throughout Arlington and Tarrant County. The mission of UTA was clarified to include "achieving excellence in all academic areas — teaching, research, and public service." McFarland said the controversy brought hundreds of letters and telephone calls and showed him that "there are people out there willing to get involved and support UTA." Then state Representative [[Kent Grusendorf]], also of Arlington, joined McFarland in rallying to the defense of their common ''alma mater.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uta.edu/publications/utamagazine/fall_2008/index.php?section=Yesteryear|title=YESTERYEAR: United they stood|date=Fall 2008|publisher=Universitiy of Texas|accessdate=September 13, 2011}}</ref>
As a two-term departing state representative, McFarland succeeded Senator William C. Meier (born 1940), who vacated the attorney's general office after one term to challenge, successfully, Republican Governor [[Bill Clements]]. In 1991, McFarland was succeeded in the Senate by Republican Chris Harris (1948-2015), also of Arlington, who subsequently was shifted into neighboring Senate District 9<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=34&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=m~last=Harris~leaderNote=~leg=80~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Chris Harris|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
'''Bob McFarland Park''', part of which is heavily wooded, is operated at 410 East Embercrest Drive by the Arlington Parks and Recreation Department and named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arlingtontx.gov/parks/simple/park_bobmcfarland.html|title=Bob McFarland Park|publisher=arlingtontx.gov|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]
|name=Millard Robert "Bob" McFarland
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office=[[Texas]] State Senator for<br>District 10 (Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_end=1991
|preceded=William C. Meier
|succeeded=Chris Harris
|office2=Presidents Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate
|term_start2=1989
|term_end2=1989
|preceded2=Hugh Quay Parmer
|succeeded2=Robert J. Glasgow
|office3=Texas State Representative for then Districts 32-B and 32-D (Tarrant County)
|term_start3=1977
|term_end3=1983
|preceded3=
|succeeded3=Roy English
|birth_date=June 12, 1941
|birth_place= Place of birth missing
|residence=Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas
|occupation=[[Attorney]]
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|spouse=Jane H. McFarland
|alma_mater=Arlington High School<br>
University of Texas at Arlington<br>
Dedman School of Law at [[Southern Methodist University]
|footnotes=
}}
:''''''Not to be confused with Robert McFarlane, the national security advisor under [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]]'''''
'''Millard Robert "Bob" McFarland''' (born June 12, 1941), is an [[attorney]] and lobbyist in Arlington]]<ref name=lawyer>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyers.com/v4/Texas/Arlington/Bob-McFarland-1620528-a.html|title=Bob McFarland, Lawyer in Arlington, Texas|publisher=lawyers.com|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref> and [[Austin]], [[Texas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/lobbying/lobbyist/12308/mcfarland-bob/|title=Bob McFarland|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=September 16, 2011}}</ref> who served from 1983 to 1991 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator for District 10, then located in parts parts of [[Dallas]], Denton, and Tarrant counties. From 1977 to 1983, McFarland served as a state representiative for the former districts 32-B and 32-D in Tarrant County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=321&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=~first=~gender=~last=McFarland~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Bob McFarland|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
In 1959, McFarland graduated from Arlington High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1963 from the University of Texas at Arlington. He then procured his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the Dedman School of Law at [[Southern Methodist University]] in University Park, Texas. He was admitted to the bar in 1966.<ref name=lawyer/> McFarland was cited for achievement in the publication ''Texas Business.'. In 1981, he received the G. J. Sutton Memorial Leadership Award and was named "Legislator of the Year" by the Texas Municipal League. In civic affairs, McFarland is a former director of the Tarrant County Humane Society and the Arlington Civic Chorus. He is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/members/texas_senators/Public/Texas_Senate_68.pdf|title=Texas Senate: Bob McFarland|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref>
==Political life==
In 1979, 1981, 1983, and 1985, McFarland was ranked among the "Ten Best Legislators" from both chambers by ''Texas Monthly'' [[magazine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/magazine/bestworst|title=Best and Worst Legislators (by year)|publisher=texasmonthly.com|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref> In 1989, McFarland was one of five senators to serve as Senate President Pro Tempore, having succeeded his regional colleague, Democrat Hugh Quay Parmer (born 1939) of [[Fort Worth]].<ref>List of Presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate.</ref>
In 1986, McFarland objected when the Texas Select Committee on Higher Education, a group appointed by [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[Mark White|Mark Wells White]] to consider streamlining of the state's colleges and universities, proposed that the University of Texas at Arlington be re-defined as a "comprehensive university," with an emphasis on teaching, instead of research. Many UTA faculty and students believed that the change would have eliminated doctoral programs at the institution. McFarland, a UTA "Distinguished Alumnus," declared the select committee recommendation "an over-my-dead-body situation." Soon political support was manifested throughout Arlington and Tarrant County. The mission of UTA was clarified to include "achieving excellence in all academic areas — teaching, research, and public service." McFarland said the controversy brought hundreds of letters and telephone calls and showed him that "there are people out there willing to get involved and support UTA." Then state Representative [[Kent Grusendorf]], also of Arlington, joined McFarland in rallying to the defense of their common ''alma mater.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uta.edu/publications/utamagazine/fall_2008/index.php?section=Yesteryear|title=YESTERYEAR: United they stood|date=Fall 2008|publisher=Universitiy of Texas|accessdate=September 13, 2011}}</ref>
As a two-term departing state representative, McFarland succeeded Senator William C. Meier (born 1940), who vacated the attorney's general office after one term to challenge, successfully, Republican Governor [[Bill Clements]]. In 1991, McFarland was succeeded in the Senate by Republican Chris Harris (1948-2015), also of Arlington, who subsequently was shifted into neighboring Senate District 9<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=34&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=m~last=Harris~leaderNote=~leg=80~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Chris Harris|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
'''Bob McFarland Park''', part of which is heavily wooded, is operated at 410 East Embercrest Drive by the Arlington Parks and Recreation Department and named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arlingtontx.gov/parks/simple/park_bobmcfarland.html|title=Bob McFarland Park|publisher=arlingtontx.gov|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist]}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McFarland, Bob}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Lobbyists]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]