| William Windom  Born: 10-May-1827
Birthplace: Belmont County, OH
Died: 29-Jan-1891
Location of death: New York City, NY
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC
Gender: Male
Religion: Quaker
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Secretary of the Treasury 1881, 1889-91 Father: Hezekiah Windom
Mother: Mary Spencer Windom
Wife: Ellen Towne Hatch (m. 20-Aug-1856, one son, two daughters)
Son: William Douglas (b. 1859, d. 1926)
Daughter: Ellen Hatch ("Nellie", b. 1866, d. 1941)
Daughter: Florence Bronson (b. 1870)
Law School: Martinsburg Academy, Mount Vernon, OH
US Secretary of the Treasury 1889-91
US Senator, Minnesota 1881-83
US Secretary of the Treasury 1881
US Senator, Minnesota 1871-81
US Senator, Minnesota 1870-71
US Congressman, Minnesota 1st 1863-69
US Congressman, Minnesota at-large 1859-63
Republican National Committee 1866-68
Portrait on American currency $2 silver certificate
Is the subject of books:
William Windom, Apostle of Positive Government, 1993, BY: Robert S. Salisbury, DETAILS: (biography)
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