The Political Graveyard: Farnham family of East Windsor Hill, Connecticut

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Farnham family of East Windsor Hill, Connecticut

Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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Sumner Wellington Farnham (1820-1900) — also known as Sumner W. Farnham — of Minnesota. Born in Calais, Washington County, Maine, April 2, 1820. Member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1852, 1856. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., 1900 (age about 80 years). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.

		Relatives: Son of Rufus Farnham and Abigail W. (Dyer) Farnham; married, June 1, 1851, to Eunice Estes; fourth cousin of Edgar Augustus Farnham; fourth cousin once removed of John Frank Farnham, Charles Sumner Eastman and Harry Francis Farnham.
		Political families: Eastman family; Farnham family of East Windsor Hill, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Minnesota Legislator record

Edgar Augustus Farnham (1848-1931) — also known as Edgar A. Farnham — of East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., June 10, 1848. Republican. Farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from South Windsor, 1919-20. Died July 13, 1931 (age 83 years, 33 days). Interment at East Windsor Hill Cemetery, East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Conn.

		Relatives: Son of Augustus Farnham and Persis (Snell) Farnham; married to Mary L. Osborne; father of Harry Francis Farnham; fourth cousin of Sumner Wellington Farnham; fourth cousin once removed of John Frank Farnham and Charles Sumner Eastman.
		Political family: Farnham family of East Windsor Hill, Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

John Frank Farnham (b. 1860) — also known as J. Frank Farnham — of Wakefield, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Acton, York County, Maine, April 20, 1860. Excelsior manufacturer; member of New Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1901-02. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Ezra Farnham and Harriett (Hubbard) Farnham; married, November 1, 1877, to Ora E. Cutts; fourth cousin once removed of Sumner Wellington Farnham and Edgar Augustus Farnham.
		Political families: Eastman family; Farnham family of East Windsor Hill, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

Charles Sumner Eastman (1864-1939) — also known as Charles S. Eastman — of Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Primrose, Dane County, Wis., January 23, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; real estate business; Fall River County Sheriff, 1897-1900; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1907-08; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1928. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., August 26, 1939 (age 75 years, 215 days). Burial location unknown.

		Presumably named for: Charles Sumner
		Relatives: Son of Dean Henry Eastman and Ellen Alice (Buchanan) Eastman; married, April 15, 1888, to Agnes Colgan; nephew of Robert Marion LaFollette; second cousin four times removed of Edward Hutchinson Robbins; fourth cousin once removed of Sumner Wellington Farnham, Carlisle Stewart Abbott and Edgar Augustus Farnham.
		Political families: Eastman family; Farnham family of East Windsor Hill, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

Harry Francis Farnham (1879-1950) — also known as Harry F. Farnham — of East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Born in South Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., October 17, 1879. Republican. Farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from South Windsor; elected 1940, 1942, 1946; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944. Died in Florida, December 14, 1950 (age 71 years, 58 days). Interment at East Windsor Hill Cemetery, East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Conn.

		Relatives: Son of Mary Louise (Osborne) Farnham and Edgar Augustus Farnham; married to Mary Elizabeth Sperry and Ellen Katherine Stoughton; fourth cousin once removed of Sumner Wellington Farnham.
		Political families: Eastman family; Farnham family of East Windsor Hill, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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