William B. Washburn
| William Barrett Washburn | |
|---|---|
 |
|
|
United States Senator from Massachusetts |
|
|
In office April 17, 1874 – March 3, 1875 |
|
| Preceded by | Charles Sumner |
| Succeeded by | Henry L. Dawes |
| 28th Governor of Massachusetts | |
|
In office January 4, 1872 – April 17, 1874 |
|
| Lieutenant |
Joseph Tucker Thomas Talbot |
| Preceded by | William Claflin |
| Succeeded by |
Thomas Talbot as Acting Governor William Gaston |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th district |
|
|
In office March 4, 1863 – December 5, 1871 |
|
| Preceded by | Amasa Walker |
| Succeeded by | Alvah Crocker |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
|
In office 1853–1855 |
|
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
|
In office 1850 |
|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 31, 1820 Winchendon, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 5, 1887 (aged 67) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Signature |  |
William Barrett Washburn (January 31, 1820 – October 5, 1887) was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. Washburn served several terms in the United States House of Representatives (1863–71) and as the 28th Governor of Massachusetts from 1872 to 1874, when he won election to the United States Senate in a special election to succeed the recently deceased Charles Sumner. A moderate Republican, Washburn only partially supported the Radical Republican agenda during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era that followed.
A Yale graduate, Washburn parlayed early business success in furniture manufacture into banking and railroads, based in the Connecticut River valley town of Greenfield. He was a major proponent of a railroads in northern and western Massachusetts, sitting on the board of the Connecticut River Railroad for many years, and playing an oversight role in the construction of the Hoosac Tunnel. He has been described as a latter-day "Connecticut River God" because of his role as a leading regional businessman and politician.
William Barrett Washburn was born on January 31, 1820 in Winchendon, Massachusetts, to Asa and Phoebe (Whitney) Washburn. His father was a hat maker from a family with deep colonial roots; Emory Washburn, who was Governor of Massachusetts in 1854, was a distant cousin. Asa Washburn died in 1823.
...
Wikipedia