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Patrick Henry Winston Jr.
Patrick Henry Winston Jr. (August 22, 1847 – April 3, 1904) was a lawyer and newspaper editor who served as United States Attorney for the District of Washington in 1890. According to one biography, "It is difificult to describe such a man or to give a satisfactory account of his career. His personality always outshone and dazzled his achievement." Nonetheless, some of his achievements: * Trustee of the University of North Carolina * Director of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal * Delegate to two National Democratic and two National Republican conventions * Presidential elector * Registrar of the United States General Land Office in Lewiston, Idaho * District attorney of the Territory of Washington * First attorney general of the State of Washington by popular election. * Owner and editor of three newspapers ** ''Albemarle Times'', Windsor, North Carolina ** ''Spokane Review'', Spokane, Washington ** ''Winston's Weekly'', Spokane, Washington He came from a prominent Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Attorney For The District Of Washington
United States Attorney for the District of Washington is a defunct United States Attorney's office that served Washington Territory and then Washington (U.S. state) until 1906. The U.S. Attorney for Washington was the chief law enforcement officer for the United States District Court for the District of Washington. The district was succeeded by the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington and the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. Office holders * John S. Clendenin (1853–1855) * B. F. Kendall (1855–1857) * Joseph S. Smith (1857–1859) * J. S. M. Van Cleave (1859–1860) * Butler G. Anderson (1860–1861) * John J. McGilvra (1861) * Leander Holmes (1870) * Samuel C. Wingard (1872) * John B. Allen (1875–1885) * William H. White (1885–1890) * Patrick H. Winston (1890) * William H. Brinker (1893–1897) * Wilson R. Gay (1897–1898) * Jesse A. Frye (1902–1906) References Washington Washington commonly refers to: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |