Cadwallader C. Washburn

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Cadwallader C. Washburn

Cadwallader Colden Washburn (born  April 22, 1818 in Livermore , Androscoggin County , Massachusetts , †  May 14, 1882 in Eureka Springs , Arkansas ) was an American politician and from 1872 to 1874 the 11th governor of the state of Wisconsin .

Early years

Born in what is now Maine , Washburn attended elementary school in Wiscasset , where he later taught himself between 1838 and 1839. About Davenport ( Iowa ) he arrived in 1840 to rock Iceland in Illinois . There he studied law. At the same time he was a surveyor in Rock Island County . He then moved to Mineral Point , Wisconsin, where he began working as a lawyer. In his new home he also engaged in land speculation and soon became a rich man as a result. In 1852 he founded the Mineral Point Bank . Washburn was also involved in the real estate and timber business. He was the owner of several sawmills.

Political rise

Between 1855 and 1861 he represented Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives . Simultaneously with him, his two older brothers Israel and Elihu were also on this body, who represented the states of Maine and Illinois, respectively. Washburn was originally a member of the Whig Party . After the founding of the Republican Party , he joined this new political movement. Shortly before the outbreak of the civil war , Washburn was a member of a commission that tried in vain to prevent the war. During the civil war he fought in the ranks of the Union Army and made it to major general at the end of the war . He was involved in many battles, including the siege of Vicksburg , Mississippi . After the war he was again a member of Congress between 1867 and 1871 . In 1871 he was elected as his party's candidate for the new governor of Wisconsin.

Governor of wisconsin

Washburn began his two-year term on January 1, 1872. Despite his wealth and success as a businessman and industrialist, as governor he took critical positions against industry and trade. That cost him re-election in 1873. After the end of his governor's tenure, he returned to his business interests. He built a new company called "General Mills" which specialized in the operation of sawmills. In 1879, Washburn became a life curator for the University of Wisconsin . He later made large sums of money from his fortune available for various projects. Ex-Governor Washburn died on convalescence leave in Arkansas. He was married to Jeanette Garr, with whom he had two children.

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SURNAME Washburn, Cadwallader C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Washburn, Cadwallader Colden
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Livermore , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 1882
Place of death Eureka Springs , Arkansas