Daniel D. T. Farnsworth Explained

Office:President of the West Virginia Senate
Term Start:1869
Term End:1871
Governor:William E. Stevenson
Predecessor:William E. Stevenson
Successor:Lewis Baker
Order2:2nd
Office2:Governor of West Virginia
Term Start2:February 26, 1869
Term End2:March 4, 1869
Predecessor2:Arthur I. Boreman
Successor2:William E. Stevenson
Birth Name:Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth
Birth Date:December 23, 1819
Birth Place:Staten Island, New York
Death Place:Buckhannon, West Virginia
Spouse:Mary Ireland Farnsworth
Profession:Politician
Party:Republican

Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth (December 23, 1819 – December 5, 1892) was an American politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia, who served in the West Virginia Senate and briefly as the second Governor of West Virginia.

Biography

Farnsworth was born in Staten Island, New York. When he was two, his family relocated to Buckhannon, West Virginia in Upshur County. He married Mary Ireland.[1] Farnsworth was the President of the West Virginia Senate in 1869 when Governor Arthur I. Boreman vacated his office to serve in the United States Senate. Farnsworth then served as Governor of West Virginia for seven days, from February 26, 1869 - March 4, 1869.

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Notes and References

  1. "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.