D. D. T. Farnsworth
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N 39° 00.092 W 080° 12.676
17S E 568296 N 4317242
A member of the second Wheeling convention.
Waymark Code: WM131YK
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2020
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D. D. T. Farnsworth
Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth was born in New York in 1819 and later moved to Buckhannon. Member of second Wheeling convention and Reorganized Government of Virginia. He was President of West Virginia Senate in 1869 when resignation of Gov. A. I. Boreman made Farnsworth the state's second governor from February 26 to March 4, 1869. He died in Buckhannon in 1892.
Marker Number: None seen on sign
Marker Title: D. D. T. Farnsworth
Marker Location: Rt 13
County or Independent City: Buckhannon, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives & History, 2016
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