Daniel D. T. Farnsworth

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2^nd Governor of West Virginia
Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
In office 1869 – 1869
Preceded by	Arthur I. Boreman
Succeeded by	William E. Stevenson

Born	December 23, 1819(1819-12-23) Staten Island, NY
Died	December 5, 1892 (aged 72) 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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