Ganem W. Washburn

Ganem W. Washburn
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 10th Circuit
In office
February 2, 1864 – April 1870
Appointed byJames T. Lewis
Preceded byEdwin Wheeler
Succeeded byEzra T. Sprague
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 1, 1859 – January 1, 1861
Preceded byEdwin Wheeler
Succeeded byHorace O. Crane
Personal details
Born(1823-10-29)October 29, 1823
Livermore, Maine, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 1907(1907-10-07) (aged 83)
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of deathHeart failure
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery, Oshkosh
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Sarah Perley Strickland
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(m. 1850⁠–⁠1907)​
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 materBowdoin 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 W. Washburn" in historical documents.

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 circuit—Winnebago 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]

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 by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 21st district
January 1, 1859 – January 1, 1861 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 10th Circuit
February 2, 1864 – April 1870 		Succeeded by