Warren Winslow

Warren Winslow (January 1, 1810 – August 16, 1862) was an American politician, who served as 33rd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1854 to 1855. Although first elected to the state senate in 1854, Winslow had a spectacular rise to Democratic Party leadership and became Speaker of the senate that year.

Warren Winslow
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	William S. Ashe
Succeeded by	Oliver H. Dockery
33rd Governor of North Carolina
In office December 6, 1854 – January 1, 1855
Preceded by	David Settle Reid
Succeeded by	Thomas Bragg
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office 1854
Personal details
Born	January 1, 1810 Fayetteville, North Carolina
Died	August 16, 1862 (aged 52) Fayetteville, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Winslow was serving as Speaker of the North Carolina Senate in 1854 when Governor David S. Reid resigned, having been elected to the Senate by the legislature. According to the amendments passed at the Convention of 1835, if a governor died or left office, the Speaker of the Senate was to assume the post (the lieutenant governor position was not created until the ratification of the Constitution of 1868). Winslow graduated from the University of North Carolina. After being elected to a vacant U.S. Senate seat and with almost one month left in his gubernatorial term, Governor David S. Reid handed the gubernatorial position to Winslow on December 6, 1854. Winslow served in this position until Thomas Bragg was inaugurated on January 1, 1855. He then served in the United States House of Representatives from March 1855 to March 1861.

Winslow was a slave owner.[1]

Winslow was a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, which is also where he died.