George Washington Batchelder
American politician (1826-1910)
George Washington Batchelder (February 18, 1826 – January 9, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Minnesota Senate for several years from 1869 to 1874.
Biography
Batchelder was born in Danville, Vermont to John and Alice Batchelder. He studied at the University of Vermont beginning in 1847. In 1851 he earned his A.B. degree and then proceeded to earn an A.M. degree. He was admitted to the bar in Tennessee in 1854, but he first practiced law in Janesville, Wisconsin. He arrived in Minnesota in 1855 and settled in Faribault, where he continued his legal practice. His partners in law included John M. Berry and Thomas S. Buckham.
Batchelder began his political career with unsuccessful candidacies for District Judge in 1865 and for United States Congress in 1867. Despite these failures, he was elected as a Republican in 1868 to the Minnesota Senate, where he served from January 5, 1869, to January 2, 1871. He served another term from January 5, 1872, to January 2, 1874, this time under the Democratic ticket.
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