Daniel D. T. Farnsworth

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Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
Daniel D. T. Farnsworth

In office
1869 – 1869
Preceded by Arthur I. Boreman
Succeeded by William E. Stevenson

Born December 23, 1819
Staten Island, NY
Died December 5, 1892
Buckhannon, WV
Political party Republican
Profession Politician

Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth was born December 23, 1819 in Staten Island, New York. At the age of two, his family relocated to Buckhannon, WV in Upshur County. He was West Virginia State Senate President in 1869 when Governor Arthur I. Boreman ascended to the US Senate. He served as Governor of West Virginia for seven days: February 26, 1869 - March 4, 1869.


Preceded by
Arthur I. Boreman
Governor of West Virginia
1869
Succeeded by
William E. Stevenson
Preceded by
William E. Stevenson
President of the WV Senate
1869–1871
Succeeded by
Lewis Baker


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