Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: George W. Washburn ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, December 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1166 Hon. George W. Washburn, lawyer, was born in Livermore, now Androscoggin Co., Maine, Oct. 29, 1823; came to Oshkosh in June, 1847. He was a member of the State Senate in 1859-60; has served as County Judge, and for six years he was Judge of the Circuit Court, besides holding various city and county offices. The Judge has been interested in real estate and lumbering most of the time since he came to Wisconsin. For the last five years he has given nearly his entire time to his logging and pine land interests. In November, 1850, he was married, at Oshkosh, to Sarah B. Strickland, a native of Livermore, Maine. They have four children- Clara W., now Mrs. Charles H. Morgan, of Lamar, Mo.; John R., associated with his father in lumber business; Mary G. and Alice.