Washburn (disambiguation)

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Washburn may refer to several things:

People

• Barbara Washburn, first woman to climb Mount McKinley
• Bradford Washburn, author
• Ebenezer Washburn, businessman and political figure of Upper Canada
• Henry Washburn, an American congressman and explorer who headed the expedition to survey Yellowstone National Park
• Hezekiah M. Washburn, a Presbyterian missionary to the Belgian Congo.
• Jarrod Washburn, baseball pitcher
• Larry Washburn, New Democratic Party candidate in the Canadian federal election, 1997
• Loretta Washburn, Liberal candidate in the Canadian federal election, 1984
• Margaret Floy Washburn, an American psychologist
• Steve Washburn, Canadian ice hockey player
• Several children of Israel Washburn and Patty Washburn are notable:
  • Israel Washburn, Jr., governor of Maine
  • Elihu B. Washburne, congressman, U.S. Secretary of State
  • Cadwallader C. Washburn, businessman, soldier, congressman, governor of Wisconsin
  • William D. Washburn, U.S. Senator, businessman

Places

The name refers to several places in Canada:

• Washburn, Ontario
• Washburn Bay in Ontario
• Washburn Beach in New Brunswick
• Washburn Brook in New Brunswick
• Washburns Corners, Ontario
• Washburn Creek in Quebec
• Washburn Island in Ontario
• Washburn Lake in Nunavut
• Washburns Island in New Brunswick
• Mount Washburn in British Columbia

in England:

• Washburn, North Yorkshire

in the United States:

• Lake Washburn, Minnesota
• Washburn, Illinois
• Washburn, Iowa
• Washburn, Maine
• Washburn, Missouri
• Washburn, North Dakota
• Washburn, Tennessee
• Washburn, Clark County, Wisconsin
• Washburn, Bayfield County, Wisconsin
• Washburn County, Wisconsin
• Washburn, Wisconsin

Others

• Washburn University
• Washburn Guitars is the name of a manufacturer of guitars
• Washburn "A" Mill for 50 years, the largest flour mill in the world