US Con Windom, William - U.S. Congressman, MN

William Windom
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Born: May 10, 1827

Birthplace: Belmont County, Ohio

Father: Hezekiah Windom 1797 – 1865

(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, Illinois)​

Mother: Mercey A. Spencer 1797 – 1851

(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, Illinois)​

Wife: Ellen Towne Hatch 1831 – 1914

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Children:

William Douglas Windom 1859 – 1926​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)

Political Party: Republican Party

Occupation before War:

1850 – 1852: Attorney in Mount Vernon, Ohio​

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1852 – 1855: Knox County Ohio Prosecuting Attorney​

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1855 – 1859: Attorney in Winona, Minnesota​

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1859 – 1869: United States Congressman from Minnesota​

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1859 – 1861: Member of House Public Lands Committee​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Member of House Post Offices and Post Roads Committee​

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1861 – 1863: Member of House Public Expenditures Committee​

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1863 – 1865: Ranking Member of House Claims Committee​

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1863 – 1867: Chairman of House Indian Affairs Committee​

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1865: Voted in support of the 13th​ Amendment to U.S. Constitution​

Occupation after War:

1867 – 1869: Member of House Revisal and Unfinished Business Committee​

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1868: Voted in support of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson​

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1870 – 1871: United States Senator from Minnesota​

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1870 – 1873: Member of Senate Audit and Control of Contingent Expense Committee​

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1871 – 1881: United States Senator from Minnesota​

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1871 – 1877: Member of Senate Appropriations Committee​

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1871 – 1877: Member of Senate Public Lands Committee​

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1877 – 1879: Senate Chairman of Appropriations Committee​

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1879 – 1881: Member of Senate Appropriations Committee​

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1879 – 1881: Member of Senate Transportation Routes to Seaboard Committee​

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Advocate for Railroad Regulations​

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1881: United States Secretary of Treasury​

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1881 – 1883: United States Senator from Minnesota​

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1881 – 1883: Ranking Member of Senate Foreign Affairs Committee​

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1881 – 1883: Member of Senate Transportation Routes to Seaboard Committee​

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1883: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to U.S. Senate.​

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1883 – 1889: Attorney in New York City, New York​

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1889 – 1891: United States Secretary of Treasury​

Died: January 29, 1891

Time of Death: 10:05pm

Place of Death: Banquet Hall at Delmonico, New York City, New York

Cause of Death: Heart Disease

Age at time of Death: 63 years old

Burial Place: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

 

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Secretary of the Treasury under 3 presidents, Garfield, Arthur, and Harrison.

 

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During his last year as Secretary of the Treasury he purchased 1,145,577 acres of land from the railroad for 3 cents per acre when the going rate was $5.00.