Contributed by Maine State Archives
Description
Nathan Allen Farwell of Rockland served in the Maine Senate in 1853, 1854, 1862 and 1863, when he was president of the body.
He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1861 and 1864 as well as being a delegate to the Republican National Convention at Baltimore in 1864.
Appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Pitt Fessenden, he served as a member of the United States Senate from October 1864 until March of 1865 at which time he returned to his business in Rockland and was not a candidate for reelection.
Farwell (1812-1893) was successfully engaged in the manufacture of lime and the building of ships.
He was founder and president of the Rockland Marine Insurance Company.
About This Item
- Title: Nathan Allen Farwell, Rockland, 1863
- Creation Date: circa 1863
- Subject Date: circa 1863
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Locations:
- Augusta, Kennebec County, ME
- Rockland, Knox County, ME
- Media: Carte de visite
- Dimensions: 7.6 cm x 5 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Farwell, Nathan Allen, 1812-1893--Portrait photographs
- Maine. Legislature. Senate
- Legislators--Maine
- Cartes de visite
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Maine State Archives84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084
(207) 287-5790
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