The Road to Civil War

John F. Farnsworth

(27 March, 1820 -- 14 July, 1897) Farnsworth was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Eaton, Canada, Farnsworth was admitted to the bar and settled into practice at St. Charles, Illinois in 1841. Farnsworth was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses and served in the Union army during the Civil War. Farnsworth resigned in 1863 and was elected into the Thirty-eighth Congress. He later was elected into the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, Forty-first, and Forty-second Congresses. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]

Member of Illinois Delegation - The Road to Civil War [this display], Illinois Delegation - United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65 , Illinois Delegation - United States Fifteenth Amendment , Illinois Delegation - United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866 , Illinois Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875 .

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