- Emory Washburn
Infobox Governor
name= Emory Washburn
imagesize=150px
caption=
order=22nd
office= Governor of Massachusetts
term_start=January 12 ,1854
term_end=January 4 ,1855
lieutenant=William C. Plunkett
predecessor=John H. Clifford
successor= Henry J. Gardner
birth_date= birth date|1800|2|14|mf=y
birth_place=Leicester, Massachusetts
death_date= death date and age|1877|3|18|1800|2|14|mf=y
death_place=Cambridge, Massachusetts
spouse=
religion=
profession=
party= Whig
footnotes=Emory Washburn (
February 14 ,1800 –March 18 ,1877 ) was a United Statespolitical figure . Born in 1800 inLeicester, Massachusetts , Washburn was theGovernor of Massachusetts from 1854 to 1855. He was elected as a member of theUnited States Whig Party defeatingHenry W. Bishop (Democrat) andHenry Wilson (Free Soil) with 46% of the vote. A majority requirement being in effect, he became the last governor elected by the state senate in this fashion; as well as the last Whig. In his attempt at re-election in November 1854, he fell victim to the Know Nothing wave in Massachusetts and was soundly trounced by the Know Nothing candidate, former Websterite WhigHenry J. Gardner , receiving only 21% of the vote.Along with distant cousin
Ichabod Washburn , he helped foundWorcester Polytechnic Institute . He died in 1877 aged 77 inCambridge, Massachusetts and buried atMount Auburn Cemetery .External links
* [http://www.mass.gov/statehouse/massgovs/ewashburn.htm Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor Biography]
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