Willard B. Farwell
Whig
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-06-1854 | Whig | AD-05 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/33423372/willard-brigham-farwell |
Candidate Biography:
Willard Brigham Farwell Sr.
Born: January 26, 1829 in Marlboro, Massachusetts
Died: February 10, 1903 in CA
1863-1864: President, Society of California Pioneers
1885-1886: Member, San Francisco County Board of Supervisors
- PUBLISHED: Author of two books.
- WHOA: Farwell attended Lincoln's first inauguration, helped capture a Confederate pirate ship, invented machine guns, and saved the crew of a Russian frigate.
- INVENTOR: Was an inventor who was issued at least eleven patents for a variety of inventions including "Improvement in Machine-Guns" (1873 & 1874 & 1875), Corn-huskers (1880), "Flash-Light Apparatus for Photographers' Use" (1895), a water filter (1896), and a firearm magazine (1902).