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Elihu Benjamin Washburne, né le 23 septembre 1816 à Livermore et mort le 23 octobre 1887 à Chicago, est un homme politique américain qui a joué un rôle important dans la création du Parti républicain.
Elihu Benjamin Washburne (September 23, 1816 – October 22, 1887) was an American politician and diplomat. A member of the Washburn family, which played a prominent role in the early formation of the United States Republican Party, he served as a congressman from Illinois before and during the American Civil War.
Elihu B. Washburne was a Republican politician and lawyer who served as Secretary of State for a few days in 1869, and as U.S. Minister to France from 1869 to 1877. He witnessed the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune, and helped protect American citizens and property in France.
The papers of United States representative from Illinois, diplomat, lawyer, and historian E. B. (Elihu Benjamin) Washburne (1816-1887) consist of 37,000 items in 144 containers. The material spans the years 1829-1915, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1852 to 1882.
Elihu Benjamin Washburne, né le 23 septembre 1816 à Livermore (Maine) et mort le 23 octobre 1887 à Chicago, est un homme politique américain qui a joué un rôle important dans la création du Parti républicain.
7 juin 2010 · He served in Congress from 1853 to 1869, where he had been chairman of Committee on Commerce. A strong opponent of slavery, Washburne became a leading figure in the group that became known as the Radical Republicans (1854-1877).
A chronology of key events in the life of E. B. (Elihu Benjamin) Washburne (1816-1887), U.S. representative from Illinois, diplomat, lawyer, and historian.
