Walter K. Farnsworth
Walter K. Farnsworth | |
|---|---|
 Farnsworth as Secretary of the Vermont Senate, 1903 | |
| 55th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office January 8, 1925 – January 6, 1927 | |
| Governor | Franklin S. Billings |
| Preceded by | Franklin S. Billings |
| Succeeded by | Hollister Jackson |
| President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate | |
| In office 1923–1925 | |
| Preceded by | Harvey R. Kingsley |
| Succeeded by | Edward H. Edgerton |
| Member of the Vermont Senate from Chittenden County, Vermont | |
| In office 1923–1925 Serving with Irving Smith Coburn (died January 20, 1923), Frank S. Ransom (appointed January 24, 1923), Harry M. Fay, William B. McKillip, Martin S. Vilas | |
| Preceded by | Irving Smith Coburn, William B. McKillip, Martin S. Vilas, Moses Sheldon |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm D. Dimick, Dan Marshall Johnson, Levi P. Smith, Martin S. Vilas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1870 Windsor, Vermont |
| Died | August 2, 1929 (aged 58) Rutland, Vermont |
| Resting place | Ascutney Cemetery, Windsor, Vermont |
| Profession | Attorney |
Walter Kellogg Farnsworth (November 17, 1870 – August 2, 1929) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as the 55th lieutenant governor of Vermont.
Life and career
[edit]Farnsworth was born in Windsor, Vermont on November 17, 1870. He attended high school in Chester and Woodstock, and then studied law. He attained admission to the bar and established a practice in Rutland. Farnsworth was also a horse breeder and an active member of the Rutland County Agricultural Society.[1][2][3]
A Republican, Farnsworth began his involvement in politics and government by serving as a Justice of the Peace and as Assistant Secretary and Secretary of the Vermont Senate in the late 1890s and early 1900s.[4][5]
Farnsworth was Judge of the Rutland City Court from 1907 to 1909. In 1908 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State.[6][7]
In 1912 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for a seat in the United States House of Representatives.[8] Farnsworth also became involved with the Progressive Party, but later returned to the Republican fold.[9]
In 1918 he ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Vermont Secretary of State.[10][11]
Farnsworth subsequently moved to Burlington.[12] He was elected to the Vermont Senate in 1922 and served one term, also serving as Senate President.[13][14]
In 1924 Farnsworth won election as Lieutenant Governor and served one term, 1925 to 1927.[15][16]
Farnsworth ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1926, losing the Republican primary to John E. Weeks.[17][18][19]
Farnsworth died in Rutland on August 2, 1929.[20] He was interred at Ascutney Cemetery in Windsor, Vermont.[citation needed]
Family
[edit]Farnsworth was the son of attorney Jonathan Brewer Farnsworth and Maria Augusta (Hatch) Farnsworth.[21] Farnsworth's siblings included brothers George Henry (b. 1860), James Slayton (b. 1866), and Arthur White (b. 1872).[22] Farnsworth never married, and had no children.[23]
Sources
[edit]- ^ Manual of the Legislature of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1904, p. 88
- ^ Who's Who in New England, published by A. N. Marquis, Chicago, Volume 1, p. 351
- ^ Newspaper article, Horse Shows to Aid Trotting Meetings, New York Times, November 12, 1908
- ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1899, p. 6
- ^ List of Secretaries of the Senate, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 2011
- ^ The University of Vermont: The First Two Hundred Years, by Robert Vincent Daniels, 1991, p. 209
- ^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, compiled by Prentiss Cutler Dodge, 1912, pp. 185–186
- ^ Vermont: The Green Mountain State, by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 4, 1921, p. 430
- ^ Newspaper article, Third Ticket in Vermont, New York Times, July 24, 1912
- ^ 1918 Primary Election Results, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont State Archives, June 9, 2006, p. 1
- ^ Newspaper article, Clement Wins in Vermont Primaries, Boston Globe, September 11, 1918
- ^ Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register, published by E. P. & G. S. Walton, Montpelier, 1925, p. 371
- ^ Vermont Legislative Directory, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1923, p. 408
- ^ List of Senate Presidents Pro Tempore, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont State Archives, updated June 28, 2011, accessed December 26, 2011
- ^ 1924 Primary Election Results, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont State Archives, June 9, 2006, p. 1
- ^ List of Lieutenant Governors, published by Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont State Archives, as of January, 2011
- ^ 1926 Primary Election Results, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State Vermont State Archives, June 9, 2006, p. 1
- ^ The History of Woodstock, Vermont, 1890–1983, by Peter S. Jennison, 1985, p. 103
- ^ Newspaper article, Official Vermont Vote Tabulated, by Associated Press, Bridgeport Telegram, September 22, 1926
- ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909–2008, Record for Walter Kellogg Farnsworth, accessed December 26, 2011
- ^ Cutter, William Richard (1913). New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial. Vol. II. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 770–771.
- ^ New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, pp. 770–771.
- ^ "Former Lieut.-Gov. Farnsworth Dies". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. August 3, 1929. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
