CADWALLADER WASHBURN

(Cadwallader Colden Washburn)


Cadwallader Washburn
Cadwallader Washburn
  • Born: April 22, 1818
  • Died: May 14, 1882
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  • Profession: United States

Cadwallader Colden Washburn 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.