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.
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