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{{short description|American lawyer, politician, and businessman}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Cadwallader C. Washburn | image = Cadwallader Colden Washburn.jpg |order = 11th |office = Governor of Wisconsin | term_start = January 1, 1872 | term_end = January 5, 1874 | lieutenant = [[Milton Pettit]] | predecessor = [[Lucius Fairchild]] | successor = [[William Robert Taylor]] |state1 = [[Wisconsin]] |district1 = {{ushr|Wisconsin|6|6th}} | term_start1 = March 4, 1867 | term_end1 = March 3, 1871 | predecessor1 = [[Walter D. McIndoe]] | successor1 = [[Jeremiah McLain Rusk]] |state2 = [[Wisconsin]] |district2 = {{ushr|Wisconsin|2|2nd}} | term_start2 = March 4, 1855 | term_end2 = March 3, 1861 | predecessor2 = [[Ben C. Eastman]] | successor2 = [[Luther Hanchett]] | birth_name = {{nowrap|Cadwallader Colden Washburn}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1818|4|22}} | birth_place = [[Livermore, Maine|Livermore, Massachusetts]]<br/>''(now Livermore, Maine)'' | death_date = {{death date and age|1882|5|14|1818|4|22}} | death_place = [[Eureka Springs, Arkansas]] | restingplace = Oak Grove Cemetery, [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]] | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | profession = lawyer, politician |spouse = {{unbulleted list | Jeannette Garr | (died 1909) }} |children = {{unbulleted list | Jeanette Garr (Kelsey) | (b. 1850; died 1931) }} |father = [[Israel Washburn Sr.|Israel Washburn, Sr.]] |mother = Martha Benjamin Washburn |relatives = {{unbulleted list | [[Israel Washburn Jr.|Israel Washburn, Jr.]] (brother) | [[Elihu B. Washburne]] (brother) | [[William D. Washburn]] (brother) | [[Charles Ames Washburn]] (brother) | [[Albert Kelsey]] (grandson) | [[Dorilus Morrison]] (cousin) | [[Ganem W. Washburn]] (cousin) }} <!-- deprecated | religion = [[Presbyterian]] --> <!-- military section --> |allegiance = {{flag|United States|1862}} |branch = {{flag|United States Army}}<br/>[[Union Army]] |serviceyears = 1862β1865 |rank = [[File:Union Army major general rank insignia.svg|35px]] [[Major general (United States)|Major General]] |commands = {{unbulleted list | [[2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry|2nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Cavalry]] | 1st Div, [[XIII Corps (ACW)|XIII Corps]] }} |unit = |battles = [[American Civil War]] * [[Battle of Cotton Plant]] * [[Vicksburg Campaign]] ** [[Siege of Vicksburg]] ** [[Jackson Expedition]] * [[Nathaniel P. Banks|Banks' Texas Coast Operations]] ** [[Battle of Brownsville]] ** [[Battle of Mustang Island]] ** [[Battle of Fort Esperanza]] * [[Second Battle of Memphis]] |mawards= }} '''Cadwallader Colden Washburn''' (April 22, 1818{{spnd}}May 14, 1882) was an American businessman, politician, and soldier who founded a [[Gristmill|mill]] that later became [[General Mills]]. A member of the [[Washburn family]] of [[Maine]], he was a U.S. representative and governor of [[Wisconsin]], and served as a general in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]].
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