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Photographer: University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library
Caption: Hamburg Marker — Governor Edwin B. Winans
Additional Description: Edwin B. Winans served as Governor of Michigan from 1891 to 1893. Born in 1826, he moved from New York to Livingston County when he was eight. After graduating from Albion College, Winans made his fortune in mining and banking. His political career began in 1860 with local and state positions, and ended with his election as the state's first Democratic governor since the Civil War. Winans died in 1894 at his estate on Pleasant Lake, which is today called Winans Lake. He is buried in the Hamburg cemetery.
Submitted: July 11, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
Database Locator Identification Number: p666486
File Size: 2.402 Megabytes

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