Edwin B. Winans (politician)

Edwin Baruch Winans ( born May 16, 1826 in Avon, New York, † July 4, 1894 in Hamburg Township, Michigan ) was an American politician and from 1891 to 1893 the 22nd Governor of Michigan.

Early years

In 1834, born in Livingston County in the State of New York Winans and his family moved to Michigan, where they settled in the local Livingston County. There visited Edwin Winans, Albion College. After the death of his parents, he worked in a weaving mill. When gold was discovered in California in 1848, also Winans made ​​his way to this country. He prospected for gold with varying success. In 1853 he became a member of the Randolph -Hill Mining Company. In this company he remained until its dissolution in 1857. In 1858 he returned to Michigan.

Political rise

Winans was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1861 and 1865 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Michigan. In 1867 he was a member of a committee to revise the state constitution. Between 1877 and 1881 he was a judge in a probate court in Livingston County. Between 1883 and 1887 he represented his state in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. Then he went back for a short time his private business, before he was elected in November 1890 as the new governor.

Governor of Michigan and the end of life

Edwin Winans took up his new post on 1 January 1891. In his two-year tenure, the election laws have been improved. Among other things, the principle of the secret ballot was introduced. After the expiration of his term in January 1893 Winans withdrew from politics. He died in July 1894. Edwin Winans was married to Elizabeth Galloway, with whom he had two sons. George Winans worked as private secretary to his father; the same son Edward Baruch Winans 1927 Administrative Director ( Superintendent ) of the Military Academy at West Point and was 1932-1933 Commanding General of the 3rd U.S. Army.

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