Edward Winslow (November 1, 1669 – December 1, 1753) was an early colonial silversmith, military leader, sheriff and jurist.

Personal life

Winslow was one of ten children, and his father died when he was 13 years old. He was the grandson of John Winslow and

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who came to America on the

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. Edward was the grand nephew of

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, one of the first governors of Plymouth Colony. Edward had nine sons and two daughters. His granddaughter, Susanna F. Clarke, married artist John Singleton Copley. Copley painted a portrait of Edward Winslow's son, Isaac and his wife, which is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Career

In 1682, he became an apprentice to

Jeremiah Dummer Jeremiah Dummer (1681 – May 19, 1739) was an important colonial figure for New England in the early 18th century. His most significant contributions to American history were his ''A Defense of the New England Charters'' and his role in the for ...

, who was one of America's first silversmiths. Winslow excelled and became a sought-after silversmith. Numerous examples of his work are in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,

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, Art Institute of Chicago, and the

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in New York City. Several of his apprentices went on to become prominent silversmiths in their own right. Winslow became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1700. He became sergeant in 1702, lieutenant in 1711, captain in 1714, major of the regiment in 1729, and colonel in 1733. He served as high sheriff of Suffolk County 1725-42, and became a justice of the Court of Common Pleas.MacKenzie, George Norbury. ''Colonial Families of the United States of America,'' Vol. III, p. 40, Baltimore, Maryland. Winslow's apprentices included Joseph Russell,Stephen Guernsey Cook Ensko, Dorothea Ensko Wyle, ''American Silversmiths and Their Marks, Vol. IV'' (1989)
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who in addition to working as a silversmith went on to serve as chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

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