William M. Gwin AKA William McKendree Gwin Born: 9-Oct-1805 Birthplace: Gallatin, TN Died: 3-Sep-1885 Location of death: New York City Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Politician Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States Executive summary: US Senator from California Father: James Gwin Mother: Mary Sister: Catherine P. Dank (b. 1808, d. 20-May-1893)
Medical School: MD, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY (1828)
US Senator, California (1857-61) US Senator, California (1850-55) US Congressman, Mississippi (1841-43) White House Staff President Andrew Jackson's private secretary (1831) Duel: Pistols rifles with Congressman Joseph McCorkle (1-Jun-1853) Sedition 1862 Slaveowners Welsh Ancestry
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