Winthrop
Winthrop names 4 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Winthrop JOHN, first governor of Massachusetts
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN, first governor of Massachusetts; born in Groton, England, Jan. 12, 1588. He came with the first colonists to Salem in 1630 as their remained in that office, governor, and and with the exception of six or seven years, till his death. He left a journal of the proceedings of the colony, which has been published, and is a valuable contriof Massabution to the early history ory chusetts. He died in Boston, March 26, 1649. His son, JOHN, born in Suffolk, England, Feb. 12, 1606, arrived in Massachusetts in 1633. On returning to England he collected a body of colonists and settled with them in Saybrook, Conn., and was appointed their governor, retaining the office till his death. He was devoted to scientific pursuits, and had the honor of being one of the founders of the Royal Society of London. He died in Boston, April 5, 1676.
Winthrop THEODORE, an American military officer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
THEODORE, an American military officer; born in New Haven, Conn., Sept. 22, 1828; was graduated at Yale Co College in 1848; traveled extensively; studied law, and joined the 7th New York Regiment in 1861. The 1861 "Atlantic Monthly" contained sketches 2 THEODORE WINTHROP from him of early war scenes. He left completed material for five volumes of novels and essays: "Cecil Dreeme" (1861); "John Brent" (1862); "Edwin Brothercroft" (1862); "The Canoe and the Saddle" (1862); and "Life in the Open Air, and Other Papers" (1863). His sister published "Life and Poems of Theodore Winthrop" (1884). He was killed at the head of an assaulting column of Northern troops at Big Bethel, Va., June 10, 1861.
Winthrop ROBERT CHARLES, American statesman
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
ROBERT CHARLES, American statesman; born in Boston, Mass., May 12, 1809; was graduated at Harvard College in 1828; studied law with Daniel Webster, and was admitted to the bar in 1831. He soon left law for politics and in 1834 was elected to the State Legislature, where he served five years, three as Speaker of the House. In 1840 he was elected to Congress, serving for 10 years, two years as speaker. He was appointed Webster's successor in the United States Senate in 1850, and served one year, after which he retired from public life. He died in Boston, Mass., Nov. 16, 1894.
Winthrop a town of Massachusetts which includes several villages
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a town of Massachusetts which includes several villages, in Suffolk co., on Massachusetts Bay, and on the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn railroad. It is a residential suburb of Boston. Pop. (1910) 10,132; (1920) 15,455.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's in 1921 valued the first governor mainly for his journal, "a valuable contribution to the early history of Massachusetts"; today he is remembered at least as much for one phrase from his 1630 lay sermon "A Model of Christian Charity," the "city upon a hill," which John F. Kennedy quoted to the Massachusetts legislature in 1961 and Ronald Reagan made a staple of American political speech. The journal itself has been re-edited in full modern form, and Winthrop's role in the banishment of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson now figures far more prominently in the story than it did here. Theodore Winthrop, presented in 1921 as a soldier-author killed at Big Bethel, is read today chiefly by scholars who treat "Cecil Dreeme" (1861) as an early American novel of same-sex desire. The town of Winthrop has grown from the 15,455 of the 1920 census to roughly 18,000, and the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad that served it was abandoned in 1940. Robert Charles Winthrop's entry stands as written.
Written for this edition, 2026.