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{{dablink|This article refers to the surname Washburn. For other uses, please see [[Washburn (disambiguation)]].}}
'''Washburn''' (alternatively '''Washbourne''', '''Washburne''', '''Washborn''', '''DeWashborne''', etc.) is an uncommon [[surname]] of [[England|English]] origins. The family can be traced back to the lands in [[Worcestershire]] and [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]] called "[[Little Washbourne]]" and "[[Great Washbourne]]". The name comes from the [[Old English language|Saxon]] for "from the flooding brook," with "wash" meaning "swift moving current of a stream," and "burn" referring to a brook or a small stream. It may originate from the [[River Isbourne]], which flowed near Little and Great Washbourne, or it may have also originated from [[Waseborn]] in [[Devon]]shire. The first known Washburn was Sir [[Roger Washbourne]] who lived in the 11th century. [[John Washburn]], a descendant sailed to the [[Plymouth Colony]] in [[Massachusetts]] in the 17th century. According to the 1990 U.S. Census, there were 17,409 Washburns in the [[United States]] making it the 1,763rd most common name in the U.S. There are also a number of Washburns in [[Canada]], many of whom are descendants of [[United Empire Loyalist]]s ([[Ebenezer Washburn]] was as loyalist).
==Coat of arms==
[[William the Conqueror]] granted a coat of arms to an early Washburn of [[Normans| Norman]] ancestry upon knighting him in 1066, also granting the lands of Little Washbourne and Great Washbourne. The motto ''"PURIFICATUS NON CONSUMPTUS"'' means "Purified, not consumed" in [[Latin]]. The birds are believed to be [[Martin (bird)|Martin]]s. [[Washburn University]] in [[Topeka, Kansas]] has adopted this coat of arms as its own.
==Washburns in Canada==
*[[Ebenezer Washburn]] - (1756–1826) businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada. Born in [[Attleboro, Massachusetts]]. A rebel, he escaped to Quebec and eventually settled in [[Picton, Ontario]].
*[[Simon Ebenezer Washburn]] - (1794–1837) Son of Ebenezer. Born in [[Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario]]. An alderman in Toronto and a lawyer, clerk of the peace of the [[Home District, Ontario]]. [http://members.tripod.com/~Roughian/index-37.html]
*[[Steve Washburn]] - (1975-present) Ice hockey player. Born in [[Ottawa]], Ontario. Played 93 games in the NHL for the [[Florida Panthers]], [[Vancouver Canucks]] and the [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. Currently playing in the [[Österreichischer Eishockeyverband]].
==Washburns in the United States==
* [[Israel Washburn, Sr.]] (1784–1876) - Father of Israel, Jr., Elihu Benjamin, Charles Ames, and William D. Washburn. Member of the [[Massachusetts]] House of Representatives (1815-16, 1818-19).
* [[Cephas Washburn]] (1793–1860) - Noted Christian missionary and educator who worked with the Indians of northwest [[Arkansas]] and eastern [[Oklahoma]]; father of the painter Edward Washburn.
* [[Ichabod Washburn]] (1798–1868) - Owner of the world's largest wire mill, the Washburn and Moen Manufacturing Company, in [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], Massachusetts. Co-founder of the [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute]] (1865); beneficiary and namesake of [[Washburn University]] (1865).
* [[Emory Washburn]] (1800–1877) - Born in [[Leicester, Massachusetts|Leicester]], [[Massachusetts]]. Graduate of [[Dartmouth College]] and [[Williams College]]; studied law at [[Harvard University|Harvard]]. Massachusetts state representative (1826-28), state senator (1841-42) and governor (1854-55). For two decades, a popular professor at [[Harvard Law School]]. Distant relation of Ichabod Washburn.
* [[Ichabod Washburn]] (1798–1868) - A [[deacon|church deacon]] and [[industrialist]] from [[Worcester County, Massachusetts]]. His [[financial endowment]]s lead to the naming of [[Washburn University]] in [[Topeka, Kansas]] and the foundation of [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute]] in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]].
* [[Israel Washburn, Jr.]] (1813–1883) - Born in [[Livermore, Maine|Livermore]], [[Maine]]. Son of Israel Washburn, Sr.; brother of Elihu Benjamin, Cadwallader Colden, Charles Ames and William D. Washburn. Member of Maine House of Representatives (1842); U.S. representative from Maine (6th District 1851-53, 5th District 1853-61); governor of Maine (1861-63).
* [[Peter Thatcher Washburn]] (1814–1870) - Born in [[Woodstock, Vermont|Woodstock]], [[Vermont]]. Delegate to [[Republican National Convention]] from Vermont (1860); governor of Vermont (1869-70).
* [[Elihu B. Washburne|Elihu Washburne]] (1816–1887) - "Watchdog of the Treasury." Born in [[Livermore, Maine|Livermore]], [[Maine]]. Son of Israel Washburn, Sr.; nephew of Reuel Washburn; brother of Israel, Jr., Cadwallader Colden, Charles Ames and William D. Washburn. U.S. Representative from [[Illinois]], 1853-69 (1st District 1853-63, 3rd District 1863-69); U.S. Secretary of State, 1869; U.S. Minister to [[France]], 1869-77; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1880; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1880.
* [[Cadwallader Colden Washburn]] (1818–1882) - Born in [[Livermore, Maine|Livermore]], [[Maine]]. Son of Israel Washburn, Sr.; brother of Israel, Jr., Elihu Benjamin, Charles Ames and William D. Washburn. U.S. representative from [[Wisconsin]] (2nd District 1855-61, 6th District 1867-71); general in the Union Army during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]; governor of Wisconsin (1872-74). [[Washburn County, Wisconsin|Washburn County]], Wisconsin is named for him.
* [[William B. Washburn|William Washburn]] (1820–1887) - Born in [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield]], [[Massachusetts]]. U.S. representative from Massachusetts 9th District, (1863-71); governor of Massachusetts (1872-74); U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1874-75).
* [[Charles Ames Washburn]] (1822–1889) - Born in [[Livermore, Maine|Livermore]], [[Maine]]. Son of Israel Washburn, Sr.; nephew of Reuel Washburn; brother of Israel, Jr., Elihu Benjamin, Cadwallader Colden and William D. Washburn. Went to [[California]] for the 1849 Gold Rush; presidential elector for California, 1860; U.S. diplomatic commissioner to [[Paraguay]] (1861-63); U.S. minister to Paraguay, 1863-68; novelist; invented an early typewriter.
* [[William D. Washburn]] (1831–1912) - Born in [[Livermore, Maine|Livermore]], [[Maine]]. Son of Israel Washburn, Sr.; brother of Israel, Jr., Elihu Benjamin, Cadwallader Colden and Charles Ames Washburn. Graduate of [[Bowdoin College]] (1854). Member of [[Minnesota]] House of Representatives (1861); U.S. representative from Minnesota (3rd District 1879-83, 4th District 1883-85); U.S. senator from Minnesota (1889-95).
* [[Edward Washburn]] (1831–1860) - American artist, son of Indian missionary [[Cephas Washburn]].
* [[Henry D. Washburn|Henry Washburn]] (1832–1871) - Born in [[Windsor, Vermont|Windsor]], [[Vermont]]. General in the Union Army during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]; U.S. representative from [[Indiana]] (7th District, 1866-69). As Surveyor-General of [[Montana Territory]] in 1870, led the Washburn Expedition into what is now [[Yellowstone National Park]].
* [[John Davis Washburn]] (1833–1903) - U.S. minister to [[Switzerland]] (1889-92).
* [[Hempstead Washburne]] (1852–1918) - Mayor of [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]] (1891-93)
* [[Charles Grenfill Washburn]] (1857–1928) - Born in [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], [[Massachusetts]]. Member of Massachusetts House of Representatives (1897-98); member of Massachusetts Senate (1899–1900); U.S. representative from Massachusetts (3rd District, 1906-11).
* [[Albert Henry Washburn]] (1866–1930) - U.S. minister to [[Austria]] (1922-30).
* [[Margaret Floy Washburn]] (1871–1939) - Born in [[Harlem]], [[New York]]. Graduate of [[Vassar College]] (1891); Ph.D. [[Cornell University]] (1894). The first woman to receive a doctorate in psychology; work focused on animal behavior and motor theory development. Professor at [[Wells College]], [[Cornell University|Cornell]], the [[University of Cincinnati]], and [[Vassar College|Vassar]].
* [[Bradford Washburn]] (1910–2007) - Explorer, mountaineer, photographer, cartographer, and director of the [[Boston Museum of Science]] (1939–1980).
* Sir [[Hezekiah M. Washburn|Hezekiah Washburn]] (1884–1972) - Pastor and missionary to the Bakuba people of the [[Belgian Congo]]; dubbed "Sir Hezekiah, Knight of the Royal Lions of Belgium" by either Albert I or Léopold III of Belgium (1936).
* [[Barbara Washburn]] (1914-present) - The first woman to climb [[Mount McKinley]] (1947), the tallest mountain in [[North America]]. Wife of Bradford.
* [[Deric Washburn]] - screenwriter, ''[[Silent Running]]''.
* [[Ray Washburn]] (1938-present) - Born in [[Pasco, Washington|Pasco]], [[Washington]]. [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (1961–1969) and [[Cincinnati Reds]] (1970).
* [[Jarrod Washburn]] (1974-present) - Born in [[La Crosse, Wisconsin|La Crosse]], [[Wisconsin]]. Attended the [[University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh]]. [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher with the [[Los Angeles Angels]] (1998–2005) and [[Seattle Mariners]] (2006-present).
==Sources==
*[http://www.washburn.edu/crest/crest.html Official Crest, Washburn University]
*[http://home.att.net/~a.junkins/washburn.html#W4096 Washburn Ancestry in Europe]
*[http://gordonrosalynd.tripod.com/green/d289.htm Family Tree of Gordon Green]
*[http://www.babiesonline.com/babynames/boybabynames/boybabynamesW.asp Baby names]
*[http://names.mongabay.com/surnames_W.htm Surnames in the U.S.: W]
*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9004/Washbourne.html#rog Washbourne Family Line]
*[http://tomsparrow.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I2546&tree=Family Roger DeWashborne]
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html]
*[http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/washburn-family-crest.htm House of Arms.com]
*[http://www.getbengt.com Bengt Washburn Official Website]
==External links==
*[http://www.feliixplace.com/genealogylists/washburn.html The Washburn Family Discussion List Homepage]
*[http://www.feliixplace.com/washburn/ The Washburn Family Network Homepage]
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