” House Speaker” Robert Charles Winthrop Hand Written Letter Dated 1852. This item is certified authentic by JG Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity. (May 12, 1809 November 16, 1894) was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a descendant of. Robert Charles Winthrop was born in. Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. And Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple (17691825), who were married on July 25, 1786. He was the youngest of 13 children born to his parents, including. His maternal grandparents were. Sir John Temple, 8th Baronet. (17311798), the first British envoy to the United States, and Elizabeth Bowdoin, the daughter of. His paternal great-great grandfathers were. Winthrop attended the prestigious. In 1828, which he attended with Dr. Edward Sprague Rand, and others of note. After studying law with. He was admitted to the. In 1831 and practiced in Boston. At 24, he served in the. Massachusetts House of Representatives. From 1835 to 1840. Speaker of the House. Of that body from 1838 to 1840. He was elected a member of the. Winthrop was elected US Representative from Massachusetts as a. To fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of. He was reelected to the. And served from November 9, 1840, to May 25, 1842, when he resigned due to the death of his wife. He was subsequently elected to the 27th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his successor. And served from November 29, 1842 until July 30, 1850. He served as the. (18471849), but could not secure a second term, losing the. In a protracted 63-ballot contest. He was elected a Fellow of the. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1850, Winthrop resigned from the House and, at 41, was appointed by fellow Whig Governor. To fill the remainder of Webster’s Senate term. Winthrop’s views proved no more palatable to. Than did Webster’s, and he failed to win reelection by the state legislature to either of Massachusetts’ Senate seats in 1851. He resigned without completing his term immediately following his election loss. Later that year, Winthrop actually won a popular plurality in the race for. But as the state Constitution required a majority, the election was thrown into the legislature. The same coalition of. His final venture into elected political office was as a. On the Whig ticket in. Afterwards, Winthrop became an independent, unsuccessfully supporting. The item “RARE! House Speaker Robert Charles Winthrop Hand Written Letter Dated 1852 COA” is in sale since Saturday, April 27, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Autographs\Political\Other Political Autographs”. The seller is “historicsellsmemorabilia” and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Ecuador, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, South africa, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Saint lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Sri lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion, Montserrat, Ukraine.