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Cadwallader Colden Washburn (April 22, 1818 – May 14, 1882) was an American businessman, politician, and soldier who founded a mill that later became General Mills. A member of the Washburn family of Maine, he was a U.S. congressman and governor of Wisconsin, and served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Cadwallader Colden Washburn (Livermore, 22 de abril de 1818 - Eureka Springs, 14 de mayo de 1882) fue un empresario, político y soldado estadounidense que fundó un molino que luego se convirtió en General Mills.
Quick Facts. Significance: Union General, Governor of Wisconsin, founder of General Mills. Place Of Birth: Livermore, ME. Date Of Birth: April 22, 1818. Place Of Death: Eureka Springs, AR. Date Of Death: May 15, 1882. Place Of Burial: La Crosse, WI. Cemetery Name: Oak Grove Cemetery.
2 de may. de 2012 · When Cadwallader C. Washburn – the founder of General Mills – heard the news, he hopped a train from Wisconsin (he was the Governor of Wisconsin at the time) to view the wreckage. His immediate concern was for the families of the employees – and others in the area – who were killed or injured by the explosion.
Cadwallader Colden (C.C.) Washburn was a U.S. Congressman, Civil War officer, industrial empire builder and founder of General Mills, and 11th governor of Wisconsin. Few people of his generation had as much influence on Wisconsin history. Early Life. Washburn grew up in Maine. He taught school there before moving to the Midwest to seek his fortune.
Cadwallader Colden Washburn fue un empresario, político y soldado estadounidense que fundó un molino que luego se convirtió en General Mills. Miembro de la familia Washburn de Maine, fue congresista y gobernador de Wisconsin, y se desempeñó como general en el Ejército de la Unión durante la Guerra Civil estadounidense.
BIOGRAPHY. Cadwallader Colden Washburn was born on April 22, 1818, in Livermore, Maine. He left Maine in 1839, and traveled in Iowa, Mississippi and Illinois. Washburn held several different jobs, studied law, then settled in Mineral Point, Wisconsin and established a legal practice in 1842.
