Jump to content

Charles Ames Washburn: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Grazon (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
link
 
(47 intermediate revisions by 36 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|American diplomat}}
Charles Ames Washburn aka C. A. Washburn (1822-1889) was Born in [[Livermore, Maine|Livermore]], [[Maine]]. Son of Israel, Sr.; nephew of Reuel Washburn; brother of Israel, Jr., Elihu Benjamin, Cadwallader Colden and William Drew. Went to [[California]] for the 1849 Gold Rush;
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =
| office = [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Paraguay|United States Minister to Paraguay]]
| president = [[Abraham Lincoln]]<br />[[Andrew Johnson]]
| term_start = May 13, 1863
| term_end = September 10, 1868
| predecessor = ''Office Established''
| successor = [[Martin T. McMahon]]
}}
'''Charles Ames Washburn''' (March 16, 1822 – January 26, 1889),<ref>[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89064939/1889-01-30/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1889&index=1&rows=20&words=Charles+Washburn&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1890&proxtext=Charles+Washburn&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 New Ulm Weekly Review, January 30, 1889]</ref> also known as '''C. A. Washburn''', was the U.S. Minister to [[Paraguay]].


He was born in [[Livermore, Maine]]. He was the son of [[Israel Washburn]] Sr.; nephew of [[Reuel Washburn]]; brother of [[Israel Washburn, Jr.]], [[Elihu B. Washburne]], [[Cadwallader C. Washburn]] and [[William D. Washburn]]. He went to [[California]] for the 1849 [[Gold Rush]].
In in 1854 in [[San Francisco]] Washburn and [[B. F. Washington]] fought a duel with rifles at forty paces, Washburn was severely wounded by the second shot fire at him. Neither died.


In 1854 in [[San Francisco]], Washburn and [[Benjamin Franklin Washington]] fought a [[duel]] with rifles at forty paces. Washburn was severely wounded by the second shot fired at him. Neither died.
Washburn was later Presidential Elector for California, 1860; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to [[Paraguay]], 1861-63; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1863-68; novelist; invented an early typewriter. [http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/hbabs2.htm] [http://timelines.ws/cities/SF_A_1892.HTML]

A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], Washburn was later Presidential Elector for California, 1860; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to [[Paraguay]], 1861–63; U.S. Minister to [[Paraguay]], 1863–68; [[novelist]]; and inventor of an early [[typewriter]].

==See also==
* [[United States Ambassador to Paraguay]]
* [[Paraguayan War]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/washburn-charles-ames Charles Ames Washburn] at the [[United States Department of State]]
*https://legacy.sfgenealogy.org/sf/history/hbabs2.htm
*http://timelines.ws/cities/SF_A_1892.HTML

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Washburn, Charles Ames}}
[[Category:California Republicans]]
[[Category:19th-century American diplomats]]
[[Category:American duellists]]
[[Category:1822 births]]
[[Category:1889 deaths]]
[[Category:Washburn family]]
[[Category:People from Livermore, Maine]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of the United States to Paraguay]]


{{California-politician-stub}}
{{US-diplomat-stub}}
[[Category:People of the Paraguayan War]]

Latest revision as of 10:10, 8 September 2023

Charles Ames Washburn
United States Minister to Paraguay
In office
May 13, 1863 – September 10, 1868
PresidentAbraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byMartin T. McMahon

Charles Ames Washburn (March 16, 1822 – January 26, 1889),[1] also known as C. A. Washburn, was the U.S. Minister to Paraguay.

He was born in Livermore, Maine. He was the son of Israel Washburn Sr.; nephew of Reuel Washburn; brother of Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu B. Washburne, Cadwallader C. Washburn and William D. Washburn. He went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush.

In 1854 in San Francisco, Washburn and Benjamin Franklin Washington fought a duel with rifles at forty paces. Washburn was severely wounded by the second shot fired at him. Neither died.

A member of the Republican Party, Washburn was later Presidential Elector for California, 1860; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to Paraguay, 1861–63; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1863–68; novelist; and inventor of an early typewriter.

See also[edit]

References[edit]