Question: What key details about william d. washburn can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: william drew washburn -lrb- january 14 , 1831 -- july 29 , 1912 -rrb- was an american politician . he served in both the united states house of representatives and the united states senate as a republican from minnesota . three of his seven brothers became politicians : elihu b. washburne , cadwallader c. washburn , and israel washburn , jr. . he was also cousin of dorilus morrison , the first mayor of minneapolis . he served in the 46th , 47th , 48th , 51st , 52nd , and 53rd congresses . washburn was born in livermore , maine . a graduate of bowdoin college , he first studied law in the office of john a. peters in bangor , maine before moving to minneapolis , minnesota around 1857 . there he practiced law , and worked for the minneapolis milling company -lrb- founded by his brother cadwallader -rrb- . his business ventures in lumber and flour milling allowed him to amass a large fortune , and by the 1880s , he was among the wealthiest men in minnesota . washburn served as the first president from 1883 to 1889 of what was to become soo line railroad . he also founded the pillsbury-washburn milling company , which later became the pillsbury company , and was eventually absorbed by his brother 's firm , general mills . washburn built a mansion known as '' fair oaks '' in 1883 . it was designed by e. townsend mix , who also designed minneapolis 's metropolitan building , and the outdoor landscape was laid out by frederick law olmsted . the grounds included an artificial stream leading to a pond , a rustic footbridge , a greenhouse , and a carriage house . the home was demolished in 1924 to make way for a park , although the region is now part of the washburn-fair oaks mansion district , which was added to the national register of historic places in 1977 . he was elected to the house of representatives in 1878 and served from march 4 , 1879 to march 4 , 1885 . he was elected to the senate in 1888 and served from march 4 , 1889 to march 4 , 1895 . washburn was a founder of the first universalist church of...
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- death place is minneapolis , minnesota- preceded is dwight m. sabin- term is march , 1895 4 , 1889 & ndash ; march 4- party is republican- successor is john gilfillan horace b. strait- death date is 29 july 1912- predecessor is '' district created '' jacob h. stewart- district is 4th 3rd- term end is march 3 , 1885 march 3 , 1883- succeeded is knute nelson- term start is march 4 , 1883 march 4 , 1879- state is minnesota minnesota- name is william drew washburn- birth date is 14 january 1831- birth place is livermore , maine- religion is universalism- alma mater is bowdoin college