Thomas L. Winthrop | |
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13th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
In office May 26, 1825 – January 9, 1833 | |
Governor | Levi Lincoln Jr. |
Preceded by | Marcus Morton |
Succeeded by | Samuel Turell Armstrong |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Lindall Winthrop March 6, 1760 New London, Connecticut |
Died | February 22, 1841 Boston, Massachusetts | (aged 80)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple
(
m. 1785; died 1825) |
Children | Robert Charles Winthrop |
Parent(s) | John Still Winthrop Jane Borland |
Thomas Lindall Winthrop (March 6, 1760 – February 22, 1841) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the 13th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1826 to 1833. He was elected both a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences [1] in 1813 and a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1837. [2] [3]
Winthrop was born in New London, Connecticut. He was a son of John Still Winthrop (1720–1776) [4] and Jane Borland Winthrop (1732–1760) and younger brother of Francis Bayard Winthrop (1754–1817). [5]
Through his paternal grandparents, Ann Dudley (1684–1776) and John Winthrop, F.R.S. (1681–1747), he was a member of the Dudley–Winthrop family, a line that originates with Thomas Dudley—founder of Massachusetts and Winthrop's great-great-grandfather. His paternal great-grandfathers were Joseph Dudley (1647–1720) and Wait Still Winthrop (1641/2–1717). [6]
In 1813, he was elected both a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, [1] and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. [2]
From 1826 to 1833, Winthrop served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts and also served as a state representative and senator. [5]
In 1785, he married Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple (1769–1825), daughter of Sir John Temple, the first British envoy to the United States. [7] [5] and Elizabeth Bowdoin (1750–1809), daughter of James Bowdoin, who later became Governor of Massachusetts. [8] Together, they were the parents of: [9] [6] [10]
He died in Boston on February 22, 1841.
Through his son Robert, he was the great-great-great-grandfather of John Kerry, the U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of State.