Viewing Grace Anne Wright: "William Windom (1827-1890): His Public Services."

Grace Anne Wright: "William Windom (1827-1890): His Public Services."

William Windom, a Winona lawyer, served almost continuously in the federal government from March 1859 to his death on January 29, 1891. He was U. S. Representative from Minnesota from 1859 to 1869; U. S. Senator from 1871 to 1881; Secretary of the Treasury under President Garfield from March 1881 to November 1881; U. S. Senator from 1881 to 1883; and Secretary of the Treasury under President Harrison from 1889 to death in 1891.

In 1911 Grace Anne Wright submitted a study of Windom's public service to the University of Wisconsin for her Master of Arts Degree. It was accepted on June 8, 1911. It is posted here.
(posted July 2, 2017).

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