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'''Charles Ames Washburn''' (1822–1889), also known as '''C. A. Washburn''', was the U.S. Minister to [[Paraguay]]
 
He was born in [[Livermore, Maine|Livermore]], [[Maine]]. He was the son of [[Israel Washburn]] Sr.; nephew of Reuel Washburn; brother of Israel, Jr., Elihu Benjamin, Cadwallader Colden and William Drew. He went to [[California]] for the 1849 [[Gold Rush]].
 
In 1854 in [[San Francisco]], Washburn and [[Benjamin Franklin Washington]] fought a [[duel]] with rifles at forty paces. Washburn was severely wounded by the second shot fired at him. Neither died.