Peter T. Washburn
| Peter T. Washburn | |
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| 31st Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 15, 1869 – February 7, 1870 |
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| Lieutenant | George W. Hendee |
| Preceded by | John B. Page |
| Succeeded by | George W. Hendee |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1853–1854 |
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| Personal details | |
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September 7, 1814 Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 7, 1870 (aged 55) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Almira E. Ferris / Almira P. Hopkins |
| Children | Ferris T. Washburn (1842 - 1860), Emily May Washburn (1846 - 1853), Elizabeth Almira Washburn Worthen (1852 - 1938), Charles H. Washburn (1856 - 1904), Thacher F. Washburn (1859 - 1862) |
| Profession | Attorney / politician |
Peter Thacher Washburn (September 7, 1814 – February 7, 1870) was a lawyer, politician and Adjutant and Inspector General of the State of Vermont during the American Civil War. He was elected Governor of Vermont following the war, and was the first Vermont Governor to die in office.
Washburn was born September 7, 1814, in Lynn, Massachusetts, the son of Judge Reuben and Hannah Blaney (Thatcher) Washburn of Cavendish, Vermont. His family moved to Vermont in 1817 and settled in Ludlow, Vermont in 1825. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1835. He studied law under his father in Ludlow, and with William Upham in Montpelier. In 1838 he was admitted to the bar began practicing law in Ludlow in January 1839. In 1844 he moved his practice to and formed a partnership with Charles P. Marsh until his death in 1870. He moved to in 1844, where he lived for the remainder of his life. In 1844 he was elected reporter of the decisions of the Vermont Supreme Court, a position he held for eight years. He represented in the Vermont House of Representatives in 1853 and 1854. He served as chairman of the Vermont delegation to the 1860 Republican National Convention.
Washburn had served as Colonel of a Vermont militia regiment from 1837 until 1841, and at the outbreak of the Civil War, he commanded the Woodstock Light Infantry company, which became Company B, 1st Vermont Infantry. He was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Vermont Infantry on May 9, 1861. He commanded the regiment during nearly all of its three months of service at Fortress Monroe and Newport News, Virginia, leading five companies of the 1st Vermont and five from the 4th Massachusetts infantry at the battle of Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. He was mustered out with his regiment on August 15, 1861.
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