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Elihu Benjamin Washburne (* 23. September 1816 in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Massachusetts; † 23. Oktober 1887 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der für kurze Zeit als Außenminister dem Kabinett von Präsident Ulysses S. Grant angehörte.
Elihu Benjamin Washburne (September 23, 1816 – October 22, 1887) was an American politician and diplomat. A member of the Washburn family, which played a prominent role in the early formation of the United States Republican Party, he served as a congressman from Illinois before and during the American Civil War.
He was elected to Congress in 1853 as a Whig, but soon joined the new Republican Party. Washburne became well-known for his efforts to promote fiscal discipline and also rose to prominence as a leader of the Radical Republicans.
Politician and diplomat, Elihu Benjamin Washburne was one of four brothers from Maine who helped establish the Republican Party in four different states. He attended Harvard Law School and settled in Galena, Illinois in 1840, where he opened a law practice.
A confidante and early supporter of President Lincoln, Washburne served as a conduit between Lincoln and Union General Grant, his famous constituent from Galena. He was a leader of the Radical Republican faction in Congress during and after the war.
The papers of United States representative from Illinois, diplomat, lawyer, and historian E. B. (Elihu Benjamin) Washburne (1816-1887) consist of 37,000 items in 144 containers. The material spans the years 1829-1915, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1852 to 1882.
Elihu Benjamin Washburne, 1816–87, American politician and diplomat, b. Livermore, Maine. Admitted to the bar in Massachusetts, he opened (1840) his law practice in Galena, Ill. As a U.S. Representative from Illinois (1853–69) he became a radical Republican noted for his efforts to limit expenses.
