James T. Austin

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James Trecothick Austin
22nd Massachusetts
Attorney General
In office
1832–1843
GovernorLevi Lincoln Jr.
John Davis
Samuel Turell Armstrong
Edward Everett
Marcus Morton
Preceded byPerez Morton
Succeeded byJohn H. Clifford
(From 1849; Office Abolished from 1843–1849)
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Attorney[1]
In office
1812[1]–1832[1]
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded bySamuel D. Parker
Personal details
BornJanuary 7, 1784[1]
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
DiedMay 8, 1870(1870-05-08) (aged 86)[1]
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
Political partyAnti-Federalist,[1][2] National Republican Party[3][4]
Spouse(s)Catharine Gerry[5]
ChildrenIvers James Austin, born February 14, 1808, d June 11, 1889;[6] Marie Cornelia Ritchie Austin, b. March 8, 1821, d, December 6, 1864.[5]
ProfessionAttorney[1]

James Trecothick Austin (January 7, 1784 – May 8, 1870) was the 22nd Massachusetts Attorney General.[1] Austin was the son of Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, and Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts Jonathan L. Austin.[1] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1824.[7]

In 1837 he spoke at Faneuil Hall in praise of anti-abolitionists, whom he compared to American patriots rising against the British (see Wendell Phillips.)

Family[]

Austin married Catharine Gerry,[6] the eldest daughter[6] of Elbridge Gerry,[5] they had a son, Ivers James Austin, born February 14, 1808,[6] and a daughter, Marie Cornelia Ritchie Austin, born on March 8, 1821.[5]

Writings[]

  • The Life of Elbridge Gerry, with Contemporary Letters to the Close of the American Revolution. 2 Volumes, (1827–1829).

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Wilson, James Grant (1888), "Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol. I., Aaron-Crandall", D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, New York, N.Y., p. 120
  2. ^ Larned, Josephus Nelson (1902), "The Literature of American History: a Bibliographical guide", Houghton, Mifflin & CO., Boston, Ma, p. 157
  3. ^ Massachusetts Historical Society (1907), "Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society Second Series, Vol. XX", Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 499
  4. ^ White, James Terry White, "The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history of the United States as Illustrated in the lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the men and women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the thought of the Present Time, Volume XXII", James T. White & Company, New York, N.Y., p. 209
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1871), "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass., Volume II.", Joel Munsell, Albany, N.Y., p. 1206
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Linzee, John William (1917), "The Linzee Family of Great Britain and the United States of America and The Allied Families, Volume II.", John William Linzee, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 768
  7. ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 27, 2011.

Bibliography[]

  • Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1871), The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass., Volume II., Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell, p. 1206.
  • Linzee, John William (1917), The Linzee families of Great Britain and the United States of America and The Allied Families, Volume II., Boston, Massachusetts: John William Linzee, p. 768.
  • Wilson, James Grant (1888), Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol. I., Aaron-Crandall, New York, N.Y.: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, p. 120.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Perez Morton 		22nd Attorney General of Massachusetts
1832–1843 		Succeeded by
John H. Clifford
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