William M. Gwin Senator
William McKendree Gwin (October 9, 1805 – September 3, 1885) was an American medical doctor and politician, serving in elected office in Mississippi and California. In California he shared the distinction, along with John C. Frémont, of being the state's first U.S. senators. Before, during and after the Civil War, Gwin was well known in California, Washington, DC, and in the south as a determined southern sympathizer.
