Washburn, Henry Stevenson – Washington, George
Washburn, Henry Stevenson
manufacturer, legislator, poet, was born June 10, 1813, in Providence, R. I. Through his own exertions he réceived a thorough education at the Worcester academy and the Brown university. For fifteen years he was engaged in the manufacture of wire in Worcester; laid the corner stone of Mechanic's hall, and delivered the dedicatory address at its completion. In 1852 he declined the nomination for congress; and during the civil war he was in charge of clothing and hospital supplies for the union army.
For a dozen years he was manager of the Shawmut Wire works in Boston; in 1871-72 he was a member of the Massachusetts house of representatives; and in 1873-74 was a member of the state senate. For several years he was president of the Union Mutual Life Insurance company, and subsequently traveled in France and Germany in its behalf. He is the author of The Vacant Chair, and Other Poems, a volume of strong, earnest and tender poetry. He has long since retired from active business and is a resident of Boston, Mass.
Washburn, Israel
lawyer, state legislator, congressman, governor, author, was born June 6, 1813, in Livermore, Maine. He was a member of the Maine legislature in 1842; and was elected to the federal house of representatives from Maine for the thirty-second, thirty-third, thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth congresses. In 1860 he was elected governor of Maine; and in 1863 was appointed collector of the port of Portland, Maine. He died May 12, 1883, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Washburn, John Henry
insurance president, was born Oct. 27, 1828, in Amherst, Mass. He first became identified with the insurance business in 1850. In 1859 he became connected with the Home Insurance company of New York city; was appointed its secretary in 1867; and became vice-president of that company in 1884. He has been twice elected president of the association of Western Underwriters; and has also been president of the Insurance Tariff association of New York.
Washburn, Peter Thacher
lawyer, governor, author, was born Sept. 7, 1814, in Lynn, Mass. He was reporter of the Vermont supreme court for eight years at Woodstock; was adjutant and inspector-general for Vermont from 1861 to 1866; and was governor of the state from 1869 until his death. He was the author of Reports of the Supreme Court of Vermont; and Digest of All Cases in the Vermont Supreme Court. He died Feb. 7, 1870, in Woodstock, Vt.
Washburn, William Barrett
manufacturer, banker, congressman, governor, United States senator, was born Jan. 31, 1820, in Winchendon, Mass. He was a member of the Massachusetts state senate in 1850, and of the lower house in 1854; and was subsequently president of the Greenfield bank. He was elected a representative from Massachusetts to the thirty-eighth congress; and was reelected to the thirty-ninth congress. He was re-elected to the fortieth congress; and continued to serve in the house of representatives until 1872, when he resigned. In 1872 and 1873 he was governor of Massachusetts; resigned, and was elected a senator in congress to fill a vacancy, and continued in the senate until 1875. He died Oct. 5, 1887, in Springfield, Mass.
Washburn, William Drew
surveyor, manufacturer, congressman, United States senator, was born Jan. 14, 1831, in Livermore, Maine.
He was appointed surveyor-general of Minnesota by President Lincoln in 1861, and held the office for four years. He has been actively engaged in various manufacturing industries in the city of Minneapolis since that time; was a director and large owner of the Minneapolis Water Power company; was the projector and afterwards president of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad; and organized and built the Sault line of railway from Minneapolis to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., of which he was the chief projector, and remained president until his election to the United States senate in 1889. He was elected to the legislature in 1858 and 1871; was elected to the forty-sixth, forty-seventh, and forty-eighth congresses; and was elected to the United States senate as a republican, and served during 1889- 95.
Washburn, William Tucker
lawyer, author, was born in 1841 in Massachusetts. He is a lawyer and novelist of New York city, and the author of Fair Harvard; The Unknown City, a story of New York; and Spring and Summer, a collection of verse.
Washburne, Elihu B
lawyer, congressman, author, was born Sept. 23, 1816, in Livermore, Maine. He was elected a representative to the thirty-third congress from Galena, Ill.; and re-elected to the thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth, thirtysixth, thirty-seventh, and thirty-eighth congresses. On account of having served continuously for a longer period than any other member of the thirty-eighth congress, usage awarded him the title of Father of the House. He was re-elected to the thirty-ninth congress. He was reelected to the fortieth congress; and in 1869, was appointed secretary of state in the cabinet of President Grant, but resigned, after one week of service, to accept the post of minister plenipotentiary to France, continuing in that position until 1877. He was the author of Sketch of Edward Coles and the Slavery Struggle of 1823-24; and Recollections of a Minister to France. He died Oct. 22, 1887, in Chicago, Ill.
Washington, Booker Taliafer- Ro
educator, college president, author, was born April 18, 1856, in Hale's Ford, Va. He is a distinguished educator of African descent and president of Tuskegee institute in Alabama from 1881.
Washington, Bushrod
soldier, lawyer, jurist, author, was born June 5, 1762, in Westmoreland county, Va. He served as a soldier in the revolution; was a member of the Virginia house of delegates; and was a member of the convention to ratify the federal constitution. In 1798 he was appointed a justice of the supreme court of the United States. He was the author of Reports of Cases in the Virginia Court of Appeals; and Reports of Cases in the United States Circuit Court, Third District, 1803-27. He died Nov. 26, 1829, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Washington, George
first president of the United States, was born Feb. 22, 1732, in the county of Westmoreland, Va. His father, Augustine Washington, and his mother, Mary Ball, had six children-four sons and two daughters- George being the eldest. He received a common English education, and at the age of nineteen was appointed one of the adjutant-generals of his state, with the rank of major. He was soon after appointed colonel, which position he held until 1758. At the age of twenty-seven he married Mrs. Martha Custis, a wealthy widow about three months his junior, and the mother of two children. In 1759 he was elected to the house of burgesses, and continued to be returned to that body for fifteen years, with the exception of short intervals, and officiating as justice of the peace. In 1774 Washington was elected one of the delegates to represent Virginia in the first continental congress, at Philadelphia, and held the office until June 15, 1775, when he was appointed by that body commander-in-chief of the American army. He held that position until he brought the revolutionary war to a successful termination; then he returned to Annapolis, where congress was in session, and resigned his commission Dec. 23, 1783. In May, 1787, he was elected to the convention which met in Philadelphia for the purpose of framing a constitution, and was chosen to preside over its deliberations. The convention succeeded in framing our present constitution of the United States, and it was adopted by that body Sept. 17, 1787. As soon as the constitution had been ratified by a sufficient number of states they proceeded to elect a president. George Washington was unanimously elected by the electoral college in April, 1789, receiving sixty-nine votes. These were the votes of only ten states; two of the thirteen original states had not yet ratified the constitution, and New York had not passed an electoral law. He took the oath of office April 30, 1789, at Federal hall, in the city of New York. At the expiration of his first term he was unanimously re-elected by the electoral college, and took the oath of office, March 4, 1793, at Philadelphia. On the 4th of March, 1797, his second presidential term closed, and he retired to his farm at Mount Vernon, determined to pass the remainder of his days in retirement. In July, 1798, the rank and title of lieutenant-general and commander-in-chief of all the armies of non. the United States was conferred upon him by congress on account of difficulties with France, but he did not find it necessary to take the field. He held the commission until his death, which occurred Dec. 14, 1799, and his body was deposited in the family tomb at Mount Ver- Colonel Henry Lee said in a memorial address before congress that he was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen. Washington held political office about twentyfive years, and military positions about fifteen years. He left an estate valued at $800,000.