Mary Ireland Farnsworth

Mary Ireland Farnsworth
Born(1830-05-30)May 30, 1830
DiedFebruary 22, 1923(1923-02-22) (aged 92)
NationalityAmerican
Known forFirst 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 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]

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