Eli Winch (April 20, 1848 – December 10, 1938) was an American manufacturer and politician. Born in Wilmington,

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, Winch moved with his family to

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and then to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Winch farmed in Charlestown, Wisconsin. He then worked for the Webster Manufacturing Company of

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in 1872 and was the superintendent of the hub and spoke factory for the Webster Manufacturing Company in

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. While living in Marshfield, Winch served in the

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in 1905, and was a

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. Winch died in Palm Beach, Florida.Eli Winch, Once in Legislature, Dies in Florida, ''Wisconsin State Journal'', December 28, 1938, p. 8.

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* 1848 births 1938 deaths People from Wilmington, New York People from Charlestown, Wisconsin People from Rubicon, Wisconsin People from Marshfield, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub