William Windom

William Windom
33rd and 39th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
March 7, 1889 – January 29, 1891
PresidentBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byCharles S. Fairchild
Succeeded byCharles Foster
In office
March 8, 1881 – November 13, 1881
PresidentJames A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Preceded byJohn Sherman
Succeeded byCharles J. Folger
United States Senator
from Minnesota
In office
November 15, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Preceded byAlonzo J. Edgerton
Succeeded byDwight M. Sabin
In office
March 4, 1871 – March 7, 1881
Preceded byOzora P. Stearns
Succeeded byAlonzo J. Edgerton
In office
July 15, 1870 – January 22, 1871
Appointed byHorace Austin
Preceded byDaniel Norton
Succeeded byOzora P. Stearns
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1869
Preceded byJames M. Cavanaugh
Succeeded byMorton S. Wilkinson
ConstituencyAt-large (1859–63)
1st district (1863–69)
Personal details
Born(1827-05-10)May 10, 1827
Belmont County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 29, 1891(1891-01-29) (aged 63)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Signature
Bureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Windom as Secretary of the Treasury

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.