Charles B. Farwell | |
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| United States Senator from Illinois | |
| In office January 19, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Logan |
| Succeeded by | John M. Palmer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Norman B. Judd |
| Succeeded by | John Blake Rice |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – May 6, 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Horatio C. Burchard |
| Succeeded by | John V. Le Moyne |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Hiram Barber, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | George R. Davis |
| 3rd Cook County Clerk | |
| In office 1853–1861 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund S. Kimberly |
| Succeeded by | Laurin P. Hilliard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Benjamin Farwell July 1, 1823 Painted Post, New York, US |
| Died | September 23, 1903 (aged 80) Lake Forest, Illinois, US |
| Resting place | Rosehill Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Eveline Smith |
| Relations | John V. Farwell (brother) Charles Farwell Edson (nephew) Charles Farwell Edson, Jr. (great-nephew) Wayne Chatfield-Taylor (grandson) Meg Whitman (great-great-granddaughter) Sarah Kernochan (great-great granddaughter) |
| Education | Elmira Academy |
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Charles Benjamin Farwell (July 1, 1823 – September 23, 1903)[1] was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois.