William Drew (W.D.) Washburn, Sr. Candidate

Born:	January 14, 1831 Livermore, Maine Androscoggin County United States
Resided:	Minneapolis, Minnesota Hennepin County
Death:	July 29, 1912
Gender:	Man
Occupation:	Attorney and lumber manufacturer
Political Party:	Republican
Offices Held:	Minneapolis School Board member (1867-1870). State Representative: HD 05 (1871-1872). U.S. Representative: CD 03 (1879-1883); CD 04 (1883-1885). U.S. Senator (1889-1895).
Notes:	Washburn came to Minnesota in 1857 locating at Minneapolis. Washburn was U.S. Surveyor General of Minnesota from 1861 to 1865. He was the brother of Maine U.S. Representative Israel Washburn (1851-1861), Illinois U.S. Representative Eliju Washburn (1853-1869), and Wisconsin U.S. Representative Cadwallader Colden Washburn (1855-1861, 1867-1871). He was the father of Minnesota State Representative William D. Washburn, Jr. (HD 41, 1901-1903, 1905-1907, 1909-1913; HD 31, 1917-1919, 1921-1927).
Sources:	Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificate Index (1912-MN-017013). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Census, 1870.

Photo of William Drew Washburn, Sr.
The Minneapolis Journal, July 30, 1912 (p. 1).

Number of state/federal offices sought	Number of campaigns	Number of winning campaigns
3	6	5

Date	Election	Stage	Party	Votes	Percent	Result
01/23/1895	U.S. Senate	General	Republican	36	21.56%	Lost
01/23/1889	U.S. Senate	General	Republican	100	74.63%	Won
11/07/1882	U.S. House, District 04	General	Republican	17,380	51.50%	Won
11/02/1880	U.S. House, District 03	General	Republican	36,428	59.68%	Won
11/05/1878	U.S. House, District 03	General	Republican	20,942	53.82%	Won
11/08/1870	State House, District 05	General	Republican	2,206	20.47%	Won