William Windom

William Windom
33rd and 39th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office March 7, 1889 – January 29, 1891
President	Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	Charles S. Fairchild
Succeeded by	Charles Foster
In office March 8, 1881 – November 13, 1881
President	James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur
Preceded by	John Sherman
Succeeded by	Charles J. Folger
United States Senator from Minnesota
In office November 15, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Alonzo J. Edgerton
Succeeded by	Dwight M. Sabin
In office March 4, 1871 – March 7, 1881
Preceded by	Ozora P. Stearns
Succeeded by	Alonzo J. Edgerton
In office July 15, 1870 – January 22, 1871
Appointed by	Horace Austin
Preceded by	Daniel Norton
Succeeded by	Ozora P. Stearns
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1869
Preceded by	James M. Cavanaugh
Succeeded by	Morton S. Wilkinson
Constituency	At-large (1859–63) 1st district (1863–69)
Personal details
Born	(1827-05-10)May 10, 1827 Belmont County, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 29, 1891(1891-01-29) (aged 63) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
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William Windom (May 10, 1827 – January 29, 1891) was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 to 1883. He also served two non-consecutive times as Secretary of the Treasury from March to November 1881, and from 1889 to 1891, under three Presidents. He was a Republican. He was the great-grandfather of actor William Windom, who was named for him.