Winthrop, Robert Charles

(1807–94) U.S. representative/senator; born in Boston, Mass. After studying law in Daniel Webster's office, he served in the state legislature before his election to the U.S. House of Representatives (Whig, Mass.; 1840–50). He was Speaker of the House from 1847–49. Appointed to succeed Daniel Webster in the U.S. Senate (1850–51), he was defeated for reelection by antislavery forces the following year. A scholar and orator, he published a biography of his illustrious ancestor, John Winthrop.

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