Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
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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.
, New York
. When he was two, his family relocated to Buckhannon, West Virginia
in Upshur County
. He married Mary Ireland
. 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.
United States
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politician in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, who served in the West Virginia Senate
West Virginia Senate
The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature.There are 17 senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms....
and briefly as the second Governor of West Virginia.
Biography
Farnsworth was born in Staten IslandStaten Island
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, New York
New York
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. When he was two, his family relocated to Buckhannon, West Virginia
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States, and is located along the Buckhannon River. The population was 5,725 at the 2000 census. Buckhannon is home to West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia Strawberry Festival,...
in Upshur County
Upshur County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,404 people, 8,972 households, and 6,352 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 10,751 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile...
. He married Mary Ireland
Mary Ireland Farnsworth
Mary Ireland Farnsworth was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia Daniel D. T. Farnsworth and served as that state's First Lady, 1869. She was born on May 1, 1830, at Upshur County, West Virginia, a niece of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. She married Daniel D. T. Farnsworth...
. Farnsworth was the President of the West Virginia Senate in 1869 when Governor Arthur I. Boreman
Arthur I. Boreman
Arthur Inghram Boreman was the first Governor of the U.S. state of West Virginia and a United States Senator.-Biography:...
vacated his office to serve in the United States Senate
United States Senate
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. Farnsworth then served as Governor of West Virginia for seven days, from February 26, 1869 - March 4, 1869.