William Barrett Washburn:
Born: January 31, 1820
Birthplace: Winchendon Massachusetts
Father: Asa Washburn 1790 – 1824
Mother: Phebe Whitney 1797 – 1876
Wife: Hannah A. Sweetser 1824 – 1906
(Buried: Green River Cemetery Greenfield Massachusetts)
Children:
Maria Augusta Washburn 1849 – 1851
(Buried: Green River Cemetery Greenfield Massachusetts)
William Nelson Washburn 1851 – 1917
(Buried: Green River Cemetery Greenfield Massachusetts)
George Sweetser Washburn 1854 – 1870
(Buried: Green River Cemetery Greenfield Massachusetts)
Anna R. Washburn Whitcomb 1856 – 1945
(Buried: Green River Cemetery Greenfield Massachusetts)
Clara Spencer Washburn Deane 1860 – 1944
(Buried: Green River Cemetery Greenfield Massachusetts)
Mary Nightingale Washburn 1861 – 1932
(Buried: Green River Cemetery Greenfield Massachusetts)
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
1844: Graduated from Yale College
Occupation before War:
1844 – 1847: Store Clerk in Winchendon Massachusetts
1847 – 1857: Manufacturer in Erving Massachusetts
1849: Co – Founder of Franklin County Trust Company
1849 – 1858: Member of Board of Franklin County Trust Company
1850: Massachusetts State Senator
1853 – 1855: Massachusetts State Representative
1858 – 1887: President of Greenfield National Bank
Civil War Career:
1858 – 1887: President of Greenfield National Bank
1863 – 1871: United States Congressman from Massachusetts
1863 – 1865: Member of House Invalid Pensions Committee
1863 – 1865: Member of House Roads and Canals Committee
1865 – 1867: Member of House Claims Committee
1865 – 1867: Member of House Revolutionary Pensions Committee
1865: Supporter and Voter for the 13th Amendment to Constitution
Occupation after War:
1858 – 1887: President of Greenfield National Bank
1863 – 1871: United States Congressman from Massachusetts
1865 – 1869: Member of House Claims Committee
1865 – 1869: Member of House Revolutionary Pensions Committee
1866: Member of Union National Convention
1868: Voted in favor of Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
1869 – 1871 House Chairman of Claims Committee
1872 – 1874: Governor of Massachusetts
1874 – 1875: United States Senator from Massachusetts
1874 – 1875: Member of Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce
1874: Elected Senator to replace U.S. Senate Charles Sumner
1874 – 1875: Missed 53 of 284 Roll Call Votes in U.S. Senate
1875 – 1887: Trustee of Massachusetts Agricultural College
1875 – 1887: Trustee of Amherst College
1875 – 1887: Trustee of Smith College
1875 – 1887: Trustee of Yale College
1875 – 1887: Director of Connecticut River Railroad
Died: October 5, 1887
Place of Death: Seated on Platform at Meeting of American Board of Commissioners for foreign Affairs in Springfield Massachusetts
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Green River Cemetery Greenfield Massachusetts
