William Windom

William Windom
Windom c. 1870–80
33rd and 39th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office March 7, 1889 – January 29, 1891
President	Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	Charles S. Fairchild
Succeeded by	Charles Foster
In office March 8, 1881 – November 13, 1881
President	James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur
Preceded by	John Sherman
Succeeded by	Charles J. Folger
United States Senator from Minnesota
In office November 15, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Alonzo J. Edgerton
Succeeded by	Dwight M. Sabin
In office March 4, 1871 – March 7, 1881
Preceded by	Ozora P. Stearns
Succeeded by	Alonzo J. Edgerton
In office July 15, 1870 – January 22, 1871
Appointed by	Horace Austin
Preceded by	Daniel Norton
Succeeded by	Ozora P. Stearns
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1869
Preceded by	James M. Cavanaugh
Succeeded by	Morton S. Wilkinson
Constituency	At-large (1859–63) 1st district (1863–69)
Personal details
Born	(1827-05-10)May 10, 1827 Belmont County, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 29, 1891(1891-01-29) (aged 63) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Signature

Bureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Windom as Secretary of the Treasury

William Windom (May 10, 1827 – January 29, 1891) anali woyendetsa ndale waku America wokhudza Minnesota. Anatumikira monga Representative kuyambira 1859 mpaka 1869, kenako monga Senator mu 1870 mpaka January 1871, kuchokera March 1871 mpaka March 1881, komanso kuchokera November 1881 mpaka 1883. Anaperekanso kawiri udindo wa Secretary of the Treasury – kuyambira March mpaka November 1881 ndi kuchokera 1889 mpaka 1891, pansi pa mapurezidenti atatu. Anali m’gulu la Republican.

Early life

Windom anabadwa ku Belmont County, Ohio pa May 10, 1827. Anaphunzira kunyumba ndi m'masukulu ang’ono monga Martinsburg Academy ku Ohio, kenako anaphunzira malamulo ndipo adalembedwa kunyumba kwa malamulo mu 1850. Mu 1852 anaponyera ku Knox County monga prosecuting attorney, ndipo mu 1855 adachoka ku Ohio kupita ku Minnesota Territory ndikukhala ku Winona, Minnesota, pafupi ndi nyanja ya Mississippi River.

Political career

Windom anasankhidwa monga U.S. Representative mu 1859, akuyimira Minnesota pa at-large seat mpaka 1863, kenako pa District 1 kuchokera 1863 mpaka 1869. Anabwereranso ku Congress mu 1861, 1864, ndi 1866. Sinkanandilandire mu 1868.

Sen. Daniel S. Norton adafa pa 14 July 1870, ndipo Governor Alexander Ramsey adasankha Windom kukhala seneta mpaka legislature itasankha m'modzi atsopano. Mu January 1871, Ozora P. Stearns adasankhidwa ku term yotsatira, ndipo Windom adasankhidwanso ku malonda atsopano kuyambira March 4; adatha ntchito mutakhala seneta mpaka March 7, 1881, pamene ananyamuka kuti akapite ku Treasury.

Ku Senate, Windom adakhala mtetezi woyambira za malamulo a ma sitimayi. Mu December 1872, adakhala mtsogoleri wa Senate Select Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, yomwe idapanga lipoti mu April 1874 kuphatikizapo kupempha ofesi ya Bureau of Commerce — gzilibe mphamvu zomwe zinapangitsa kukhazikitsidwa kwa Interstate Commerce Commission mu 1887.

Mu 1880, Windom adayesetsa kukhala Republican candidate wa Presidency, koma pa National Convention adalandira mawu 10 pokha pa ballot yoyamba. Convention inakhala yopanda chomwe yamveka, ndipo atangotchulidwa ngati dark‑horse candidate koma sanasankhidwe, ndipo pa kenako wosankhidwa anali James A. Garfield.

Pa March 7, 1881, Windom anasankha kusiya Senate ndipo Garfield anamupatsanso udindo wa Secretary of the Treasury. Anakhalabe mpaka November 13, 1881, kenako adasankhidwanso kukhala Senator pa October 26, 1881, ndipo anadzabwera ku Senate pa November 15, ndipo adatumikira mpaka patapita nthawi mpaka March 3, 1883. Pambuyo pake adasowa mwayi ku re-election.

Mu 1883, Windom adasamukira ku New York City, pomwe adadzapanga malamulo mpaka 1889. President Benjamin Harrison adamutumiza kuti abwerere kukhala Secretary wa Treasury kuyambira March 8, 1889. Windom anatha ntchito amachita kwa masiku ambiri mu 1891, kenako adafa pa January 29, 1891, pamene akupha mawu ku Delmonico’s Steak House, NYC.

Memorials

Iye adalembedwa pa silver certificate ya $2 kuyambira 1891 mpaka 1896. Chitofu cha _USS Windom_ (1896) komanso choyendetsa galimoto cha World War II chinalembedwa dzina lake. Mzinda wa Windom, Minnesota ku Cottonwood County, komanso Windom College ku Montevideo, Minnesota, ndi mapaki angapo ku Minneapolis (Windom Park, Windom Northeast, Windom South), ndi “Windom” ndi “Windom Park” ku Minneapolis, zonse zinalembedwanso dzina lake. Adakhala dzina la tambala ya phiri la Colorado, Windom Peak.