Edwin B. Winans

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Edwin Baruch Winans (born May 16, 1826 in Avon , New York , † July 4, 1894 in Hamburg Township , Michigan ) was an American politician and the 22nd governor of Michigan from 1891 to 1893 .

Early years

Born in Livingston County, New York State, Winans moved with his family to Michigan in 1834 , where they settled in Livingston County . There Edwin Winans attended Albion College. After the death of his parents, he worked in a weaving mill. When gold was discovered in California in 1848 , Winans made his way to the state too. There he prospected for gold with varying success. In 1853 he became a member of the Randolph Hill Mining Company. He stayed in this company until it was dissolved in 1857. In 1858 he returned to Michigan.

Political rise

Winans was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1861 and 1865 he was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives . In 1867 he was a member of a committee to revise the state constitution. Between 1877 and 1881 he was a probate judge in Livingston County. Between 1883 and 1887 he represented his state in the US House of Representatives in Washington . He then returned to his private affairs for a short time before he was elected governor in November 1890.

Michigan Governor and End of Life

Edwin Winans took up his new office on January 1, 1891. During his two-year tenure, the electoral laws were improved. Among other things, the principle of secret voting was introduced. After his term of office ended in January 1893, Winans retired from politics. He died in July 1894. Edwin Winans was married to Elizabeth Galloway, with whom he had two sons. George Winans worked as his father's private secretary; the son of the same name Edward Baruch Winans was in 1927 administrative director ( superintendent ) of the military academy at West Point and was commanding general of the 3rd US Army from 1932 to 1933 .

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME Winans, Edwin B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winans, Edwin Baruch (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician, governor of Michigan
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Avon , New York
DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1894
Place of death Hamburg Township , Michigan