Roswell Farnham
| Roswell Farnham | |
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| 38th Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 7, 1880 – October 5, 1882 |
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| Lieutenant | John L. Barstow |
| Preceded by | Redfield Proctor |
| Succeeded by | John L. Barstow |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 23, 1827 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 5, 1903 (aged 75) Bradford, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Elizabeth Johnson |
Roswell Farnham (July 23, 1827 – January 5, 1903) was an American politician of the Republican Party, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a lawyer, and the 38th Governor of Vermont.
Farnham was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, son of Roswell and Nancy Bixby Farnham. His father was in business and moved to Haverhill [Essex County], Massachusetts, where he began manufacturing boots and shoes until 1839. The financial downturn ruined him. In 1840 Roswell moved with his father and family to a farm on the Connecticut River in Bradford.
Farnham entered the junior class University of Vermont; graduated in 1849, and earned a degree of A. M. in 1852. On December 25, 1849, he married Mary Elizabeth Johnson of Bradford. The couple had three children, Charles Cyrus, Florence Mary, and William Mills.
Farnham taught school at Dunham, Lower Canada; was principal of Franklin Academical Institution, Franklin, Vermont; later taught at the Bradford Academy. He studied law during that time and was admitted to the Orange County Bar 1857. He formed partnership with Robert McK. Ormsby until 1859 when he began practicing independently. He was elected states attorney 1859, and twice re-elected.
During the early part of the Civil War, Farnham was a second lieutenant in the Bradford Guards, a company in the 1st Regiment Vermont Volunteers. Later, he was a captain and then the lieutenant colonel of the 12th Regiment Vermont Volunteers, and for nearly half the term of his nine months of service was in command of the regiment.
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