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May 2, 2012 · The aftermath. When Cadwallader C. Washburn – the founder of General Mills – heard the news, he hopped a train from Wisconsin (he was the Governor of Wisconsin at the time) to view the wreckage. His immediate concern was for the families of the employees – and others in the area – who were killed or injured by the explosion.
Cadwallader Colden Washburn (April 22, 1818 – May 14, 1882) was an American businessman, politician, and soldier who founded a mill that later became General Mills. A member of the Washburn family of Maine, he was a U.S. Congressman and governor of Wisconsin, and served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Jul 23, 2019 · However, even before that company existed, Cadwallader C. Washburn built a flour mill on Mississippi River next to St. Anthony Falls which established his legacy in this county. Hennepin County residents are familiar with the name Washburn.
Wisconsin. Gov. Cadwallader Colden Washburn. Terms January 1, 1872 - January 5, 1874. Party Republican. Born April 22, 1818. Passed May 14, 1882. Birth State Maine. Family Married Jeanette Garr; two children. National Office (s) Served Representative. Military Service National Guard. About.
GENERAL CADWALLADER C. WASHBURN, USA. VITAL STATISTICS. BORN: 1818 in Livermore, ME. DIED: 1882 in Eureka Springs, AR. CAMPAIGNS: Yazoo Pass Expedition and Vicksburg. HIGHEST RANK ACHIEVED: Major General. BIOGRAPHY. Cadwallader Colden Washburn was born on April 22, 1818, in Livermore, Maine.
WASHBURN, CADWALLADER COLDEN, (brother of Israel Washburn, Jr., brother of Elihu Benjamin Washburne, brother of William Drew Washburn), A Representative from Wisconsin; born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, April 22, 1818; completed preparatory studies and taught school in Wiscasset, Maine, in 1838 and 1839; moved to Davenport, Iowa, in...
Apr 14, 2015 · Brig. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn. Cost: $2,148 for bronze. by Federal Government. Sculptor: George T. Brewster. Erected: 1919. Location: Grant Avenue. and intersection with Sherman Circle. Brig. Gen. Cadwallader Washburn, bronze headquarters plaque. NPS Image.
