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John Winthrop (January 12, 1588 [a] – March 26, 1649) was an English Puritan lawyer and a leading figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony. Winthrop led the first large wave of colonists from England in 1630 and served as governor for 12 of the colony's first ...
Winthrop Sargent (May 1, 1753 – June 3, 1820) was an American politician, military officer and writer, who served as Governor of Mississippi Territory from 1798 to 1801, and briefly as acting Adjutant General of the U. S. Army in 1791.
Nassau Hall is a historic mansion on the grounds of the Muttontown Preserve in Muttontown, New York.It was built in 1904 for Bronson Winthrop and was known as Muttontown Meadows. [1]
Isaac Royall Jr. (1719–1781) came into its possession of the property in 1739 following the death of his father.He greatly enlarged it between 1747 and 1750. He more than doubled the depth of the main building, greatly extended the brick end walls correspondingly, and at either end of the house constructed great twin chimneys connected by parapets.
An alliance of Jesuits and descendants of those the order once enslaved aims to achieve restorative justice by modeling terms of an 1838 slave sale.
Winthrop was admitted to the bar in 1860 after graduating from Columbia College that same year, [1] where he was a member of Delta Phi fraternity. [7] [8] He practiced law and served as a vice president of the Union Square Savings Bank and a trustee of the United States Trust Company and the Institute for Savings of Merchants' Clerks, until his retirement.
New York. The Empire State has a high income tax rate — 10.9%. Fortunately, it only applies for those truly earning a good living, individuals with an AGI of more than $1,077,550 and couples ...
The Jay Heritage Center's mission is to educate the public about the legacy of American patriot, jurist, anti-slavery advocate and diplomat John Jay. Visitors, adults and children are guided through the historic preservation, restoration and interpretation of the land upon which he, and many others, including enslaved women and men, grew up in ...