Robert Charles Winthrop

Name Prefix
Speaker
Given Name
Robert Charles
Surname
Winthrop
Birth Date
May 12, 1809
Death Date
November 16, 1894
Profession
Politician
Biographical Information

Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a descendant of John Winthrop. His first wife was Elizabeth Cabot Blanchard (1809-1842) whom he married in 1832 and with whom he had three children. After Elizabeth's death, in 1849, he married Laura (nee Derby) Welles Winthrop. After Laura's death he later married Adele Granger Thayer, daughter of Francis Granger.

Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
Website. Last modified July 14, 2014. Accessed on July 14, 2014.
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Find a Grave. Last modified July 14, 2014. Accessed on July 14, 2014.
Additional notes: BURIAL Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT Lawn Avenue, Lot 2408 MEMORIAL ID 6304731 · View Source
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Find a Grave. Last modified July 14, 2014. Accessed on July 14, 2014.
Additional notes: BURIAL Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT Lawn Avenue, Lot 2408 MEMORIAL ID 6304731 · View Source