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|succeeded3=Roy English​

|succeeded3=Roy English​

|birth_date=June 12, 1941​

|birth_date=June 12, 1941​

|birth_place=Place of birth missing​

|birth_place=Okaloosa, [[Iowa]]

|residence=Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas​

|residence=Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas​

|occupation=[[Attorney]]​

|occupation=[[Attorney]]​

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]​

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]​

|spouse=Jane H. McFarland​​

|spouse=Jane H. McFarland​​<br>

|alma_mater=Arlington High School<br>

|alma_mater=Arlington High School<br>

University of Texas at Arlington<br>​

University of Texas at Arlington<br>​

​'''Millard Robert McFarland''', known as '''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; information no longer on-line}}</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; material no longer on-line}}</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>​

​'''Millard Robert McFarland''', known as '''Bob McFarland''' (June 12, 1941 &ndash; July 23, 2014),<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?pid=171869185|title=M. Robert "Bob" McFarland, Jr.|publisher=''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''|date=July 27, 2014|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref> was 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; information no longer on-line}}</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; material no longer on-line}}</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 representative 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>​

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==Background==

==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=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>​

McFarland was born in Okaloosa, [[Iowa]], to Millard McFarlan, Sr. and the former Mildred Fern VanBibber.<ref name=obit/> 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=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>​

For a time, he was a special agent for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]].<ref name=park/>  

For a time, he was a special agent for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]].<ref name=park/>