He attended high school in Chester and Woodstock, and then studied law.

Farnsworth was also a horse breeder and an active member of the Rutland County Agricultural Society.

[6][7] In 1912 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for a seat in the United States House of Representatives.

[8] Farnsworth also became involved with the Progressive Party, but later returned to the Republican fold.

[15][16] Farnsworth ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1926, losing the Republican primary to John E.