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{{short description|American diplomat}} |
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| office = [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Paraguay|United States Minister to Paraguay]] |
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| president = [[Abraham Lincoln]]<br />[[Andrew Johnson]] |
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| term_start = May 13, 1863 |
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| term_end = September 10, 1868 |
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| predecessor = ''Office Established'' |
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| successor = [[Martin T. McMahon]] |
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'''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]]. |
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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. |
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. |
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Washburn was later Presidential Elector for California, 1860; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to [[Paraguay]], |
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]]. |
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==See also== |
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* [[United States Ambassador to Paraguay]] |
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* [[Paraguayan War]] |
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==References== |
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*[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/washburn-charles-ames Charles Ames Washburn] at the [[United States Department of State]] |
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[[Category:American duellists]] |
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[[Category:1822 births]] |
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[[Category:Washburn family]] |
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[[Category:People from Livermore, Maine]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 8 September 2023
Charles Ames Washburn | |
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| United States Minister to Paraguay | |
| In office May 13, 1863 – September 10, 1868 | |
| President | Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Martin 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.
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- 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
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