Life span: 01/31/1820 to 10/05/1887TabsLife SummaryFull name: William Barrett William Barrett WashburnPlace of Birth: Winchendon, MABurial Place: Greenfield, MABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 6Family: Asa Washburn (father), Phoebe Whitney Washburn (mother), Hannah A. Sweetser (wife) Education: YaleOccupation: PoliticianBusinessmanRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanOther Affiliations: OtherOther Affiliation: Skull and BonesGovernment: US SenateUS House of RepresentativesGovernorState legislature Events Major TopicsThirty-Eighth Congress of the United StatesThirty-Ninth Congress of the United StatesFortieth Congress of the United States Documents Images William Barrett Washburn, circa 1864 William Barrett Washburn, circa 1864, detail Bibliography