About Richard Farnsworth
Lived 1920 – 1985 (aged 64–65). Richard Farnsworth was an American politician.
Richard "Dick" Farnsworth is an American politician from Maine. Farnsworth, a Democrat, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1996 to 1998 for District 32, then part of Portland. He chose not to seek re-election in 1998. In 2012, Farnsworth again sought election to the Maine House of Representatives, this time from the renamed District 117, also part of Portland. He won and was sworn in for a second time in December 2012.
Farnsworth earned a B.S. in education from Ohio State University, a Master's in Divinity from Boston University and an Ed.D. from Temple University.
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Who was Richard Farnsworth?
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
When was Richard Farnsworth born?
Richard Farnsworth was born on 1 September 1920.
When did Richard Farnsworth die?
Richard Farnsworth died in 1985.
What was Richard Farnsworth's occupation?
Richard Farnsworth was a politician.
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Richard Farnsworth was American.
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