| Birth: | Sep. 23, 1816
Livermore
Androscoggin County
Maine, USA | | Death: | Oct. 22, 1887
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois, USA | 
United States Representative from Illinois, 1853-1869; Secretary of State under President Grant, 1869, resigning to accept appointment as United States Minister to France, 1869-1877; during the Franco-Prussian War he protected the Paris legations of the German states; he was the only foreign minister who remained at his post during the days of the Commune and he protected all foreigners left by their ministers.
Family links:
Spouse:
Adele Gratiot Washburne (1826 - 1887)*
Children:
Hempstead Washburne (1851 - 1918)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Elihu Washburne | | | Burial:
Greenwood Cemetery
Galena
Jo Daviess County
Illinois, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Garver Graver
Record added: Sep 20, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6789407 |
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