Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | |  Israel Washburn (1784-1876) — of Massachusetts. Born in Raynham,BristolCounty, Mass.,November18, 1784.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1815-16, 1818-19.Died in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,September1, 1876 (age91 years, 288days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Abiah (King) Washburn and Israel Washburn (1755-1841); brother ofReuelWashburn; married,March26, 1812, to Martha Benjamin; father ofIsraelWashburn Jr.,ElihuBenjamin Washburne,CadwalladerColden Washburn,CharlesAmes Washburn andWilliamDrew Washburn; grandfather ofCharlesFox Washburn,HempsteadWashburne,RobertCharles Washburn,WilliamDrew Washburn Jr. andStanleyWashburn; third cousin twice removed ofDwightMay Sabin; third cousin thrice removed ofStillmanStephen Light; fourth cousin ofCharlesSumner; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnRandolph Wilder. | | | | Political family:Washburnfamily of Raynham, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Reuel Washburn (1793-1878) — of Maine. Born in Raynham,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 21,1793.Member ofMainestate senate, 1827-28; probate judge in Maine, 1857-59.Died in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,March 4,1878 (age84 years, 287days).Burial location unknown. | | John Larkin Payson (1797-1884) — Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,November27, 1797.U.S. Consul inMessina, 1827-45.Died in Sussex,England,June18, 1884 (age86 years, 204days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Phillips Payson and Ruth (Larkin) Payson; married,December19, 1821, to Frances Lithgow; father ofCharlesPayson; second cousin twice removed ofFrancisDana; third cousin twice removed ofBenjaminGoodhue; fourth cousin ofStephenVan Rensselaer Trowbridge,ChaunceyFitch Cleveland,CharlesChristopher Trowbridge andRichardHenry Dana Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnAppleton,ThomasAppleton,JabezUpham,LeonardWhite,GeorgeBaxter Upham,NathanAppleton,ThomasHale Sill,JamesAppleton,WilliamAppleton,NathanDane Appleton,TheodoreSill,WilliamDean Kellogg,JoshuaPerkins,RowlandEbenezer Trowbridge,LutherStephen Trowbridge andNelsonAppleton Miles. | | | | Political family:Washburnfamily of Raynham, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Israel Washburn Jr. (1813-1883) — of Orono,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,June 16,1813.Republican. Member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1842;U.S.Representative from Maine, 1851-61 (6th District 1851-53, 5thDistrict 1853-61);Governor ofMaine, 1861-63.Universalist.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 12,1883 (age69 years, 330days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine. | | Elihu Benjamin Washburne (1816-1887) — also known asElihu B. Washburne;"Watchdog of theTreasury" —of Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.Born in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,September23, 1816.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1853-69 (1st District 1853-63, 3rdDistrict 1863-69);U.S.Secretary of State, 1869; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1869-77; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1880;candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,1880.Presbyterian.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October22, 1887 (age71 years, 29days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Galena, Ill. | | Cadwallader Colden Washburn (1818-1882) — also known asCadwallader C. Washburn — of Mineral Point,IowaCounty, Wis.; La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,April22, 1818.Republican.U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1855-61, 1867-71 (2nd District1855-61, 6th District 1867-71); general in the Union Army during theCivil War;Governor ofWisconsin, 1872-74; defeated, 1873.Died in Eureka Springs,CarrollCounty, Ark.,May 15,1882 (age64 years, 23days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis.| | Relatives: SonofIsraelWashburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn; brother ofIsraelWashburn Jr.,ElihuBenjamin Washburne,CharlesAmes Washburn andWilliamDrew Washburn; married,January1, 1849, to Jeannette Garr; father of Fanny Washburn (who marriedCharlesPayson); nephew ofReuelWashburn; uncle ofCharlesFox Washburn,HempsteadWashburne,RobertCharles Washburn,WilliamDrew Washburn Jr. andStanleyWashburn; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesSumner andDwightMay Sabin. | | | | Political family:Washburnfamily of Raynham, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Washburn County,Wis. is named for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier |
| | Charles Ames Washburn (1822-1889) — also known asCharles A. Washburn — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,March16, 1822.Republican.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1856(member,CredentialsCommittee); Republican Presidential Elector for California,1860(voted forAbrahamLincoln andHannibalHamlin); U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner toParaguay, 1861-63; U.S. Minister toParaguay, 1863-68;novelist;inventedan earlytypewriter.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1889 (age66 years, 316days).Burial location unknown. | | William Drew Washburn (1831-1912) — also known asWilliam D. Washburn — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,January14, 1831.Republican. U.S. Surveyor-General for Minnesota, 1861-65;miller;lumberbusiness;railroadpromoter; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 5, 1871;U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1879-85 (3rd District 1879-83, 4thDistrict 1883-85);U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1889-95.Universalist.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,July 29,1912 (age81 years, 197days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Charles Payson (1837-1913) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Messina, Sicily,Italy,of American parents,May 2,1837.U.S. Charge d'Affaires toDenmark, 1881-82.Died in Aix-les-Bains,France,July11, 1913 (age76 years, 70days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Fox Washburn (1849-1884) — also known asCharles F. Washburn — of Herman,GrantCounty, Minn.Born in Orono,PenobscotCounty, Maine,1849.Banker;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 39, 1881-82; member ofMinnesotastate senate 42nd District, 1883-84; died in office 1884.Died in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,July 11,1884 (ageabout 35years).Burial location unknown. | | Hempstead Washburne (1852-1918) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.,November11, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1891-93.Died, following astroke,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April13, 1918 (age65 years, 153days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Robert Charles Washburn (1861-1929) — of Washington. Born in Hallowell,KennebecCounty, Maine,1861.Member of Washington state legislature, 1900. Died in Oregon,1929(ageabout68 years).Burial location unknown.  | William Drew Washburn Jr. (1863-1929) — also known asW. D. Washburn, Jr. — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,April 3,1863.Newspaperwork; engaged inflour,lumber, andrailroadbusinesses; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-12,1917-18, 1921-26 (District 41 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-12, District 311917-18, 1921-26).Died inHennepinCounty, Minn.,October10, 1929 (age66 years, 190days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Stanley Washburn (1878-1950) — of Lakewood,OceanCounty, N.J.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,February7, 1878.Republican.Newspapercorrespondent; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1912;president, Washburn LigniteCoal Co.,Wilton, N.D., 1926-29; candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1932.Member,Freemasons;Elks;DeltaPsi;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;ReserveOfficers Association.Died in1950(ageabout72 years).Burial location unknown.
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