Israel Washburn Jr.
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Israel Washburn Jr.
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Israel Washburn Jr. was a United States political figure who was the Governor of Maine from 1861 to 1863. Originally a member of the Whig Party, he later became a founding member of the Republican Party. In 1842, Washburn served in the Maine House of Representatives. In 1854, angry over the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Washburn called a meeting of 30 members of the US House of Representatives to discuss forming what became the Republican Party. Republican gatherings had taken place in Wis
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American politician
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Washburn_Jr.
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2023-08-11T00:47:04Z
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