Life Span
to
Dickinson Connection
Governor Alexander Ramsey (Dickinson Law 1839) appointed him to the United States Senate to fill a vacancy in 1870.
Life Summary
Full name
William Windom
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
3
Family
Hezekiah Windom (father), Mercy Spencer Windom (mother), Ellen Towne Hatch (wife)
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Church or Religious Denomination
Quakers (Society of Friends)
Political Parties
Republican
Government
US Senate
US House of Representatives