John F. Farnsworth

John F. Farnsworth
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1873
Preceded byIsaac N. Arnold
Succeeded byJasper D. Ward
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byJames Hutchinson Woodworth
Succeeded byIsaac N. Arnold
Personal details
Born(1820-03-27)March 27, 1820
Eaton, Quebec (now Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec)
DiedJuly 14, 1897(1897-07-14) (aged 77)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyRepublican
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861 - 1863
Rank Colonel
Commands8th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

John Franklin Farnsworth (March 27, 1820 – July 14, 1897) was a seven-term U.S. Representative from Illinois (1857-1861, 1863-1873) and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded brigades in the Cavalry Corps from September 1862 to February 1863. He was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln for appointment to the grade of brigadier general on November 29, 1862 but was not confirmed by the United States Senate. His nomination was ordered returned to President Lincoln on February 12, 1863. He resigned his commission in the Union Army on March 4, 1863, the day he started his third term in Congress.