| LC control no. | n 90652132 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Washburn, Israel, 1813-1883 |
| Variant(s) | Washburn, I. (Israel), 1813-1883 |
| See also | Maine. Governor (1861-1863 : Washburn) |
| Birth date | 18130606 |
| Death date | 18830512 |
| Place of birth | Livermore (Me.) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress |
| Profession or occupation | Legislator Governor |
| Found in | nuc89-60185: His The Republican Party [MI] 1859 (hdg. on MH rept.: Washburn, I. (Israel), 1813-1883; usage: Mr. Washburn, of Maine) LC data base, 6-1-90 (hdg.: Washburn, Israel, 1813-1883; usage: Israel Washburn) Maine. Governor (1861-1863 : Washburn). State of Maine. By the governor, 1862: t.p. (Israel Washburn, Jr.) Glashan, R.R. American governors and gubernatorial elections, 1975: p. 120, etc. (Israel Washburn Jr.; governor of Maine 1-2-1861 to 1-7-1863) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress online, viewed Apr. 6, 2015 (WASHBURN, Israel, Jr., (brother of Elihu Benjamin Washburne, Cadwallader Colden Washburn, and William Drew Washburn), a Representative from Maine; born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, June 6, 1813; attended the common schools and was educated by private tutors; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Orono, Penobscot County, Maine; member of the State house of representatives in 1842 and 1843; unsuccessful candidate for the Thirty-first Congress in 1848; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses, as a Republican to the Thirty-fourth, Thirty-fifth, and Thirty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1851, to January 1, 1861, when he resigned, having been elected Governor; chairman, Committee on Elections (Thirty-fourth Congress); Governor of Maine in 1861 and 1862; declined to be a candidate for renomination; appointed by President Lincoln as collector of customs at Portland, Maine, and served from October 31, 1863, until March 16, 1877, when he resigned; served as president of the board of trustees of Tufts College, Medford, Mass.; engaged in literary pursuits; died in Philadelphia, Pa., on May 12, 1883; interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine) |
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