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William Wood Farmer

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William Wood Farmer
3rd Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
In office
1853 – October 23, 1854
GovernorPaul Octave Hébert
Preceded byJean Baptiste Plauché
Succeeded byCharles Homer Mouton
Personal details
Born(1813-04-27)April 27, 1813
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedOctober 23, 1854(1854-10-23) (aged 41)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Cause of deathYellow fever
Resting placeFarmerville Cemetery, Farmerville, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Pamela Ann Mixon
(m. 1839)
Children2
Parent(s)Mills Farmer
Susannah Wood
ProfessionPolitician

William Wood Farmer (April 27, 1813 – October 23, 1854) was an American politician. In 1853 and 1854 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana.

Life

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William Farmer was born in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. He received an excellent education and he served as one of the first justices of the peace in his home area. He owned a plantation and he worked as a surveyor. Politically he joined the Democratic Party and he served several terms in both chambers of the Louisiana Legislative. In 1852 he was elected to the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. He served in this position between 1853 and his death the following year. In this function he was the deputy of Governor Paul Octave Hébert and he presided over the Louisiana State Senate. In October 1854 he travelled to New Orleans on a business trip, where he caught the yellow fever. He did not recover from the disease and died on 23 October still in New Orleans.

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William Wood Farmer at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
1853-1854
Succeeded by