Robert Charles Winthrop
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| Robert Charles Winthrop | |
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| In office December 22, 1849 – March 4, 1851 |
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| Preceded by | John W. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Howell Cobb |
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| In office November 9, 1840 – May 25, 1842 November 29, 1842 – July 30, 1850 |
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| Preceded by | Abbott Lawrence (1840) Nathan Appleton (1842) |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Appleton (1842) Samuel A. Eliot (1850) |
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| Born | May 12, 1809 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 16, 1894 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Whig |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Robert Charles Winthrop (May 12, 1809–November 16, 1894) was an American statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760-1841) and Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple (1769-1825), attended the prestigious Boston Latin School, and graduated from Harvard University in 1828. On March 12, 1832, he married Elizabeth Cabot Blanchard (1809-1842), with whom he had three children.
After studying law with Daniel Webster he was admitted to the bar in 1831 and practiced in Boston. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1835 to 1840, and served as Speaker of the House of that body from 1838 to 1840.
Winthrop was elected as a Whig to the 26th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Abbott Lawrence; he was reelected to the 27th Congress and served from November 9, 1840, to May 25, 1842, when he resigned. He was subsequently elected to the 27th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his successor, Nathan Appleton; he was reelected to the 28th and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from November 29, 1842, to July 30, 1850, when he again resigned to become a Senator.
He was a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives during the 30th Congress; on July 27, 1850 he was appointed as a Whig to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Webster and served from July 30, 1850, to February 1, 1851, when a successor was elected. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the vacancy in 1851 and was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Massachusetts the same year; in 1852 he was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket.
Winthrop University named after Winthrop for donating the first contribution in opening the school.
Winthrop engaged in literary, historical, and philanthropic pursuits until he died in Boston in 1894. He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Winthrop is a great-great-grandfather of United States Senator and 2004 Presidential candidate John Kerry.
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| Preceded by Abbott Lawrence |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district November 9, 1840–May 25, 1842 |
Succeeded by Nathan Appleton |
| Preceded by Nathan Appleton |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district November 29, 1842–July 30, 1850 |
Succeeded by Samuel A. Eliot |
| Preceded by John Wesley Davis |
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives December 6, 1847–March 4, 1849 |
Succeeded by Howell Cobb |
| Preceded by Daniel Webster |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts July 30, 1850–February 1, 1851 Served alongside: John Davis |
Succeeded by Robert Rantoul, Jr. |
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