Washburn, Cadwallader Colden

(1818–82) land agent, industrialist, miller, U.S. representative, governor; born in Livermore, Maine. In 1839 he traveled west to Davenport, Iowa, where he held several jobs and read law. In 1842 he opened a law office in Mineral Point, Wis., and in 1844 he formed a partnership with Cyrus Woodland to buy up valuable public land, which they then sold to settlers; the partnership dissolved in 1855 but Washburn continued as a developer. A Republican, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives (Wis., 1855–61), where he opposed attempts to make slavery legal. During the Civil War, he organized and led a volunteer cavalry from Wisconsin. After the war he served in the U.S. House of Representatives again (1867–71) and as governor of Wisconsin (1872–73). Although he was involved in a variety of businesses throughout his career, including lumber and railroads, he made his greatest contribution with his Minneapolis Mill Co., which became one of the largest flour-millers in the U.S.A. Among his philanthropies were the University of Wisconsin's Washburn Observatory, a public library in La Crosse, Wis., and an orphan asylum in Minneapolis, Minn.

单词	washburn, cadwallader colden
释义	Washburn, Cadwallader Colden Washburn, Cadwallader Colden (1818–82) land agent, industrialist, miller, U.S. representative, governor; born in Livermore, Maine. In 1839 he traveled west to Davenport, Iowa, where he held several jobs and read law. In 1842 he opened a law office in Mineral Point, Wis., and in 1844 he formed a partnership with Cyrus Woodland to buy up valuable public land, which they then sold to settlers; the partnership dissolved in 1855 but Washburn continued as a developer. A Republican, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives (Wis., 1855–61), where he opposed attempts to make slavery legal. During the Civil War, he organized and led a volunteer cavalry from Wisconsin. After the war he served in the U.S. House of Representatives again (1867–71) and as governor of Wisconsin (1872–73). Although he was involved in a variety of businesses throughout his career, including lumber and railroads, he made his greatest contribution with his Minneapolis Mill Co., which became one of the largest flour-millers in the U.S.A. Among his philanthropies were the University of Wisconsin's Washburn Observatory, a public library in La Crosse, Wis., and an orphan asylum in Minneapolis, Minn.
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