Israel Washburn Jr.

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Israel Washburn Jr. was a 19th-century American politician from Maine who served as governor of the state and was an early leader in the Republican Party.

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instanceOf American politician
Governor of Maine
human
burialPlace Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine, United States NERFINISHED
child Samuel T. Washburn NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1813-06-06
dateOfDeath 1883-05-12
educatedAt Waterville College NERFINISHED
electedIn United States House of Representatives elections, 1850 NERFINISHED
United States House of Representatives elections, 1852 NERFINISHED
United States House of Representatives elections, 1854 NERFINISHED
United States House of Representatives elections, 1856 NERFINISHED
endTime (Governor of Maine) 1863-01-07
endTime (U.S. Representative) 1861-01-01
familyName Washburn NERFINISHED
father Israel Washburn Sr. NERFINISHED
genreOfActivity 19th-century American politics
givenName Israel NERFINISHED
honoredIn Washburn, Maine NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)

Whig Party NERFINISHED
mother Martha Benjamin Washburn NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent Helped call the 1854 meeting in Bangor, Maine, that used the name "Republican" for the new party
Served as a Union state governor during the American Civil War
notableWork Early leadership in the formation of the Republican Party
occupation lawyer
politician
partOf Washburn political family NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Livermore, District of Maine, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Maine
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
Member of the United States House of Representatives
religion Congregationalism
represented Maine's 4th congressional district NERFINISHED
Maine's 5th congressional district NERFINISHED
residence Bangor, Maine, United States NERFINISHED
sibling Cadwallader C. Washburn NERFINISHED
Charles Ames Washburn NERFINISHED
Dorilus Morrison Washburn NERFINISHED
Elihu B. Washburne NERFINISHED
Samuel Benjamin Washburn NERFINISHED
William D. Washburn NERFINISHED
spouse Mary Lee NERFINISHED
startTime (Governor of Maine) 1861-01-02
startTime (U.S. Representative) 1851-03-04

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Washburn, Maine namedAfter Israel Washburn Jr.