Thomas Lindall Winthrop (March 6, 1760 – February 22, 1841) was a

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who served as the 13th

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from 1826 to 1833. He was elected both a Fellow of the

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in 1813 and a member of the

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in 1837.

Early life

Winthrop was born in

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. He was a son of John Still Winthrop (1720–1776) and Jane Borland Winthrop (1732–1760) and younger brother of Francis Bayard Winthrop (1754–1817). 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

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—founder of

and Winthrop's great-great-grandfather. His paternal great-grandfathers were

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(1647–1720) and Wait Still Winthrop (1641/2–1717).

Career

In 1813, he was elected both a Fellow of the

, and a member of the

.American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
/ref> From 1826 to 1833, Winthrop served as the 13th

. He was a member of the

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and also served as a state representative and senator.

Personal life

In 1785, he married Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple (1769–1825), daughter of Sir John Temple, the first British envoy to the

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. and Elizabeth Bowdoin (1750–1809), daughter of

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, who later became

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. Together, they were the parents of: * Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple Winthrop (1787–1860), who married Benjamin Tappan (1788–1863) * Sarah Bowdoin Winthrop (1788–1864), who married George O'Sullivan (1783–1866), the son of Gov. James Sullivan * Anna Winthrop (d. 1850), who married Dr.

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(1778–1856) in October 1843. * George Winthrop (1805–1875) * Grenville Temple Winthrop (1807–1853), who married Frances Maria Heard *

Robert Charles Winthrop Robert Charles Winthrop (May 12, 1809 – November 16, 1894) was an American lawyer and philanthropist, who served as the speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a descendant of John Winthrop. Early life Robert Charles ...

(1809–1894), who served as a

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and the

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He died in

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on February 22, 1841.

Descendants

Through his son Robert, he was the great-great-great-grandfather of

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, the

and

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References

;Notes ;Sources * * * * ''The Journal and Letters of Samuel Curwen'', 4th Ed., Little Brown and Company, 1864, p. 67
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