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William Drew WashburnFamous memorial
- Birth
- Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
- Death
- 29 Jul 1912 (aged 81)Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
- Burial
- Minneapolis,Hennepin County,Minnesota,USAShow MapGPS-Latitude: 44.9357834, Longitude: -93.3029833
- Plot
- Section 2 Lot 96 Grave 3.5
- Memorial ID
- 5495View Source
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US Senator. He built his fortune in lumber and flour milling.
William Drew Washburn (brother of Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu Benjamin Washburne, and Cadwallader Colden Washburn), a Representative and a Senator from Minnesota; born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, on January 14, 1831; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1854; studied law in Bangor, Maine; was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced the practice of his profession in Minneapolis, Minn., where he had settled early in 1857; appointed as United States surveyor general of Minnesota by President Lincoln in 1861 and served until 1865, residing in St. Paul while holding that office; returned to Minneapolis and engaged in different manufacturing industries; director, principal owner, and for many years managing agent, of the Minneapolis Water Power Co.; projector and president of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.; member of the State house of representatives 1861-1865, 1871, 1874, 1880, and 1882; elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1885); elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1895; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; resumed manufacturing pursuits and also engaged in railroad building; died in Minneapolis, Minn., July 29, 1912; interment in Lakewood Cemetery.
US Senator. He built his fortune in lumber and flour milling.
William Drew Washburn (brother of Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu Benjamin Washburne, and Cadwallader Colden Washburn), a Representative and a Senator from Minnesota; born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, on January 14, 1831; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1854; studied law in Bangor, Maine; was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced the practice of his profession in Minneapolis, Minn., where he had settled early in 1857; appointed as United States surveyor general of Minnesota by President Lincoln in 1861 and served until 1865, residing in St. Paul while holding that office; returned to Minneapolis and engaged in different manufacturing industries; director, principal owner, and for many years managing agent, of the Minneapolis Water Power Co.; projector and president of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.; member of the State house of representatives 1861-1865, 1871, 1874, 1880, and 1882; elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1885); elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1895; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; resumed manufacturing pursuits and also engaged in railroad building; died in Minneapolis, Minn., July 29, 1912; interment in Lakewood Cemetery.
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Israel Washburn V
1813–1883
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Algernon Sidney Washburn
1814–1879
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Elihu Benjamin Washburne
1816–1887
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Cadwallader Colden Washburn
1818–1882
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Martha BenjaminWashburn Stephenson
1820–1909
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Charles Ames Washburn
1822–1889
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Samuel Benjamin "Sailing Sam" Washburn
1824–1890
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Mary BenjaminWashburn Buffum
1825–1867
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William A D Washburn
1827–1828
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Caroline AnnWashburn Holmes
1833–1920
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- Added: May 19, 1999
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- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5495/william_drew-washburn: accessed), memorial page for William Drew Washburn (14 Jan 1831–29 Jul 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID5495, citing Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis,Hennepin County,Minnesota,USA;Maintained by Find a Grave.
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