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Hon. Robert Charles Winthrop, LL.D., died at his home in Boston on Saturday morning, November 17.
Mr. Winthrop was born in Boston May 19, 1809. He prepared for college at the Boston Latin School and entered Harvard in 1824. He graduated in 1828 and delivered one of the commencement orations. Later in life he received the degree of LL.D. from Harvard, Bowdoin, Kenyon and Cambridge. He studied law in Daniel Webster's office. In 1834 he was elected to the Massachusetts legislature and later to the United States Senate. He was a scholar of great ability and a member of many historical societies.
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