William B. Washburn
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Birth Date
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius♒
Biography
William Barrett Washburn 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.
Additional Information
Born
- (1820-01-31)January 31
- 1820Winchendon
- Massachusetts
- US
Died
- October 5
- 1887(1887-10-05) (aged 67)Springfield
- Massachusetts
- US
FullName
William B. Washburn
Signature
Alma Mater
Yale College
Lieutenant
Joseph TuckerThomas Talbot
Preceded By
Amasa Walker
Succeeded By
Alvah Crocker
Organizations
Political Party
Republican