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Windom was appointed to the Senate to fill the vacancy in the term ending March 3, 1871Events January January 18 The member-states of the North German Confederation unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany. January 28 France surrenders to en, caused by the death of Daniel S. NortonDaniel Sheldon Norton ( April 12, 1829 July 13, 1870) was an American politician. Norton was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio and served in the Mexican-American War. He moved to Minnesota in 1855. He served in both the Minnesota House of Representatives and the, and served from July 15July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. Events 1099 Christian soldiers take Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after a difficult siege during First Crusade. 1207 John of England, 1870Events January 6 The inauguration of the Musikverein ( Vienna). January 10 John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil January 15 A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking, to January 22January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 343 days remaining (344 in leap years). Events 1771 Spain cedes Port Egmont in the Falkland Islands to England. 1824 Ashantis crush British forces in the Gold Coast. 1840 British, 1871, when a successor ( Ozora P. StearnsOzora Pierson Stearns ( January 15, 1831 June 2, 1896) was an American politician. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate from Minnesota on January 18, 1871, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel S. Norton, temporarily occu) was elected to fill the term.

Windom was however elected to the regular full term that started March 4, 1871. He served from to March 7, 1881 when he was appointed as United States Secretary of the Treasury by President James Garfield and served from until he resigned from the Cabinet effective November, after having again been elected Senator on, to fill the vacancy caused by his own resignation, and served to March 3, 1883. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882. He moved to New York City in 1883 and practiced law. He was appointed Secretary of Treasury again in the Cabinet of President Benjamin Harrison and served from March 1889 until his death in New York.

Upon his death in 1891, the two-dollar silver certificate was redesigned with his portrait. This design was used from 1891 to 1896.

William Windom, (born September 28, 1923), great-grandson of the above, is an American character actor, best known for playing the character of John Monroe on the sitcom My World and Welcome to It, for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.