F. Eugene Farnsworth
Member of the Ku Klux Klan
About F. Eugene Farnsworth
Lived 1868 – 1926 (aged 58). F. Eugene Farnsworth was an American.
Frank Eugene Farnsworth (February 16, 1868 – March 15, 1926) was an American political organizer who was best known for being King Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan in Maine. Based in Portland, Maine, Farnsworth recruited thousands of men and women to the Ku Klux Klan during the group's peak from 1923 to 1924.
Farnsworth was born in 1868 in Columbia Falls, Maine, and grew up in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. He resided in St. Stephen until 1892 when he returned to the United States and moved to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where he worked as a barber. In 1901, while performing as a magician in Rhode Island, Farnsworth accidentally killed his assistant with a boulder and was charged with manslaughter, but was released after paying court fees.
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Who was F. Eugene Farnsworth?
member of the Ku Klux Klan
When was F. Eugene Farnsworth born?
F. Eugene Farnsworth was born on 16 February 1868 in Columbia Falls.
When did F. Eugene Farnsworth die?
F. Eugene Farnsworth died on 15 March 1926 in Massachusetts General Hospital.
What nationality was F. Eugene Farnsworth?
F. Eugene Farnsworth was American.
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