Washburn family
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The Washburn family is a family of politicians from the United States
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NOTE: Cadwallader C. Washburn was also fourth cousin once removed of U.S. Senator Charles Sumner
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Below is a list of members:
- Israel Washington (1718-1796), member of the MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
Legislature 1780. Father of Israel Washburn II- Israel Washburn II (1755-1841), member of the Massachusetts Legislature 1804-1810. Son of Israel Washburn
- Israel WashburnIsrael WashburnIsrael Washburn, Sr. was a Massachusetts politician and brother of Reuel Washburn. He married Martha Benjamin "Patty" Washburn and had eleven children with her, including seven sons . Several went on to pursue politics as well: Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu B. Washburne, Cadwallader C. Washburn,...
(1784-1876), Massachusetts State Representative 1815-1816 1818-1819. Son of Israel Washburn II. - Reuel Washburn (1793-1878), MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
State Senator 1827-1828, Probate Court Judge in Maine 1857-1859. Son of Israel Washburn II.- Israel Washburn, Jr.Israel Washburn, Jr.Israel Washburn, Jr. was a United States political figure. Originally a member of the Whig Party, he later became a founding member of the Republican Party....
(1813-1883), Maine State Representative 1842, U.S. Representative from Maine 1851-1861, Governor of Maine 1861-1863. Son of Israel Washburn. - Elihu Washburne (1816-1887), U.S. Representative from IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
1853-1869, U.S. Secretary of State 1869, U.S. Minister to FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
1869-1877, candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States 1880, candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States 1880. Son of Israel Washburn. - Cadwallader C. WashburnCadwallader C. WashburnCadwallader Colden Washburn was an American businessman, politician, and soldier noted for founding what would later become General Mills and working in government for Wisconsin. He was born in Livermore, Maine, one of seven brothers that included Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu B. Washburne, William D...
(1818-1882), U.S. Representative from WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
1855-1861 1867-1871, Governor of Wisconsin 1872-1874. Son of Israel Washburn. - Charles Ames WashburnCharles Ames WashburnCharles Ames Washburn , also known as C. A. Washburn, was born in Livermore, Maine. He was the son of Israel Washburn Sr.; nephew of Reuel Washburn; brother of Israel, Jr., Elihu Benjamin, Cadwallader Colden and William Drew...
(1822-1889), U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to ParaguayParaguayParaguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
1861-1863, U.S. Minister to Paraguay 1863-1868. Son of Israel Washburn. - William D. WashburnWilliam D. WashburnWilliam Drew Washburn was an American politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as a Republican from Minnesota. Three of his seven brothers became politicians: Elihu B. Washburne, Cadwallader C. Washburn, and Israel Washburn, Jr...
(1831-1912), MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
State Representative 1861, U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1879-1885, U.S. Senator from Minnesota 1889-1895. Son of Israel Washburn. - Dorilus MorrisonDorilus MorrisonDorilus Morrison was a banker, businessman, and politician who lived in the U.S. state of Minnesota. He was the first and third mayor of Minneapolis. Morrison was born in Livermore, Maine, and was a lumber merchant in Bangor, Maine before moving to Minnesota. He was the cousin of William D...
(1814-1897), Minnesota State Senator 1864-1865, Mayor of Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
1867-1868 1869-1870. Cousin of William D. Washburn.- Hempstead WashburneHempstead WashburneHempstead Washburne served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois for the Republican Party. He was the son of Elihu B. Washburne, Congressman, Secretary of State, and Minister to France....
(1851-1918), Attorney of Chicago, Illinois 1885-1889; Mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1891-1893. Son of Elihu Washburne. - William Washburn (1863-1929), member of the Minnesota Legislature 1901 1905 1909 1911 1917 1921 1923 1925. Son of William D. Washburn.
- Stanley Washburn, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1912, candidate for U.S. Representative from New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
1932. Son of William D. Washburn.
- Hempstead Washburne
- Israel Washburn, Jr.
- Israel Washburn
- Israel Washburn II (1755-1841), member of the Massachusetts Legislature 1804-1810. Son of Israel Washburn
NOTE: Cadwallader C. Washburn was also fourth cousin once removed of U.S. Senator Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts. An academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate during the American Civil War and Reconstruction,...
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