Mary Ireland Farnsworth

Mary Ireland Farnsworth
Born	May 30, 1830(1830-05-30) Upshur County, West Virginia
Died	February 22, 1923(1923-02-22) (aged 92)
Nationality	American
Known for	First lady of West Virginia, 1869

Mary Ireland Farnsworth (1830–1923) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia Daniel D. T. Farnsworth and served as that state's First Lady, 1869. She was born on May 1, 1830, at Upshur County, West Virginia, a niece of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. She married Daniel D. T. Farnsworth. She holds the distinction of serving only five days as first lady; her husband completed the unexpired term of Arthur I. Boreman, who had resigned to enter the United States Senate. After leaving office, the Farnsworths moved to Buckhannon, West Virginia. She died on February 22, 1923.^[1]

References

1. ^ "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Laurane Tanner Bullock Boreman	First Lady of West Virginia 1869–1869	Succeeded by Sarah Clotworthy Stevenson

Persondata
Name	Farnsworth, Mary Ireland
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 30, 1830
Place of birth	Upshur County, West Virginia
Date of death	February 22, 1923
Place of death