| 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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