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Albert U. Farrow, attorney-at-law and postmaster of Cuba, was born in Montgomery County, Mo., August 27, 1853, and is the youngest of the seven children born to John P. and Susan M. (Smith) Farrow, natives of Virginia. John P. Farrow was a merchant, and figured prominently as a county official, both in Montgomery and Crawford Counties. Albert U. Farrow was educated at Steelville, Mo., receiving a good academical education, and in 1872 began doing for himself in the capacity of a school teacher, which occupation he followed until 1879, having two years previous been admitted to the Crawford County bar. He prosecuted his law studies under the preceptorship of Judge R. W. Jones, of Montgomery County, and E. A. Pinnell of Crawford County. In 1880 he married Mollie, daughter of Judge S. W. Smith, of Gasconade County, and to this union have been born three children, all deceased. In 1886 Mr. Farrow was appointed postmaster at Cuba, which office he still holds. He is a stanch Democrat in politics and a member of the Masonic fraternity. From 1879 to 1882 he edited the Maries County (Mo.) Courier, a Democratic organ, which he sold in 1882 to C. A. Bennet, his partner, who was a member of the State Legislature from Maries County.