Ganem W. Washburn

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Ganem W. Washburn
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 10th Circuit
In office
February 2, 1864 April 1870
Children
  • Clara Elizabeth (Morgan)
  • (b. 1851; died 1915)
  • John Reuel Washburn
  • (b. 1853; died 1949)
  • Mary G. (Harmon)
  • (b. 1855)
  • Benjamin Washburn
  • (b. 1860; died 1861)
  • Alice Washburn
  • (b. 1860; died 1929)
Parent
Alma mater Bowdoin College
ProfessionLawyer, judge

Ganem W. Washburn (October 29, 1823 October 7, 1907) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a Wisconsin circuit court judge for 6 years, and served two years in the Wisconsin Senate, representing Winnebago County. His name is sometimes incorrectly abbreviated "Geo. W. Washburn" in historical documents.

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Biography

Born in Livermore, Maine, Washburn was the son of Reuel Washburn, a Maine legislator, and cousin of Israel Washburn Jr., the 29th Governor of Maine. Washburn graduated from Bowdoin College in 1845. He then studied law with his father and his cousin Israel Washburn in Orono, Maine. He was admitted to the Maine bar in 1847 and then moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin Territory, where he continued to practice law. In 1859 and 1860, Washburn served in the Wisconsin State Senate. From 1861 to 1864, Washburn served as probate judge of Winnebago County.

In 1864, Washburn was appointed Wisconsin circuit court judge for the 10th circuit, to replace the deceased Edwin Wheeler. [1] He was subsequently elected to a full term in the office. In 1870, the Wisconsin Legislature passed a law which established a new judicial circuit, and the change in circuit maps made Washburn ineligible to remain judge of the 10th circuitWinnebago County was no longer part of the circuit. [2]

Washburn resumed his career as a lawyer until 1879, when he resigned due to poor hearing. Washburn then supervised his real estate holdings and his farm. Washburn died suddenly of heart failure at his home in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Hon. G. W. Washburn". Wisconsin State Journal . February 3, 1864. p. 1. Retrieved May 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "State Items". The Watertown News. April 20, 1870. p. 2. Retrieved May 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 'Obituary Record of the Graduates of Bowdoin College And The Medical School of Maine For The Year Ending 1 June 1909,' Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine: 1911, Class of 1845, Ganen W. Washburn, pg. 426
  4. "Judge Washburn Dies", Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, October 7, 1907, pg. 1
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded byMember of the Wisconsin Senate from the 21st district
January 1, 1859 January 1, 1861
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Wisconsin Circuit Court Judgefor the 10th Circuit
February 2, 1864 April 1870
Succeeded by