Nathaniel Farnsworth was a member of the
Maine House of Representatives
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and the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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. He was a member of the House of Representatives in 1848. Later, Farnsworth was a
Republican member of the Assembly during the 1875 session. In addition, he was a candidate for the
Wisconsin State Senate
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in 1863 and a member of the county board of
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
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. Farnsworth was born on January 20, 1820, in what is now known as
Jonesboro, Maine
Jonesboro () is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named for John Coffin Jones, a landholder. The population was 587 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total ...
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References
People from Washington County, Maine
People from Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
County supervisors in Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
1820 births
Year of death missing
19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
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