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Cadwallader C. Washburn

General Mills founder and politician

Died when: 64 years 23 days (768 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

 

Cadwallader C. Washburn

Cadwallader Colden Washburn (April 22, 1818 – May 14, 1882) was an American businessman, politician, and soldier who founded a mill that later became General Mills.

A member of the Washburn family of Maine, he was a U.S. Congressman and governor of Wisconsin, and served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


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