William Farrand Prosser

William Farrand Prosser

William Farrand Prosser (March 16, 1834 in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania – September 23, 1911 in Seattle, Washington) Tennessee and Washington state politician. Union Colonel in the American Civil War. Served in the United States House of Representatives representing Tennessee.

Early years

Prosser was born on March 16, 1834 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the son of Welsh immigrants. His family moved to Johnstown, Pennsylvania when he was very young. In Johnstown, Prosser received a limited formal education, but went on to teach school and study law (although he never practiced). He moved to California in 1854, where he engaged in mining.

Civil War Years

Prosser returned to Pennsylvania in 1861 upon the outbreak of the Civil War to enter the Union Army. He was promoted through the ranks to Colonel, and served throughout the war. Prosser saw action in many battles, including the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Stones River, and the Siege of Knoxville. Prosser was briefly a prisoner of war in 1862.

Tennessee Years

After the war Prosser settled on a farm near Nashville, Tennessee, where he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1867-1869. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first United States Congress in 1869. He was postmaster of Nashville 1872-1875 and a director of the Tennessee, Edgefield & Kentucky Railroad. Prosser was appointed in 1872 as one of the State commissioners to the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia and was sent on a special mission in 1873 to assist in arranging participation of European countries in the exposition. He published the "Nashville Republican" for several years.

Washington Years

In 1879, Prosser was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes as special agent of the United States Department of the Interior for Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and moved to Washington in the same year. He married in Seattle in 1880 and settled in the Yakima River valley area in 1882, where he founded the town of Prosser, Washington. He was a delegate at the first Washington State Constitutional Convention in 1889.

Prosser was one of the founders of the Washington State Historical Society, which he served as President for a time. In 1903, he authored a two volume history titled "A History of the Puget Sound Country". He also served as chairman of the State harbor line commission, mayor of North Yakima, and city treasurer of Seattle 1908-1910.


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