1 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 1   – ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁D . C . ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁Henry ▁Mac F ar land ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁Mr ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Joseph ▁Mac F ar land . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁R itten house ▁Academy ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁Columb ian ▁College , ▁now ▁the ▁George ▁Washington ▁University . ▁He ▁studied ▁the ▁law , ▁but ▁was ▁too ▁young ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁bar , ▁so ▁he ▁instead ▁became ▁a ▁newspaper ▁rep orter . ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Washington ▁Bureau ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁Her ald ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁and ▁became ▁chief ▁of ▁that ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁he ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Mary ▁Lyon ▁Doug lass . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁President ▁William ▁McK in ley ▁appointed ▁him ▁District ▁Commission er ▁and ▁one ▁week ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁President , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁executive ▁office   – ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁Mayor   – ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁person ▁ever ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Commission . ▁As ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Commission , ▁he