Austin, James Trecothick, 1784-1870
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Name (Latin)
Austin, James Trecothick, 1784-1870
Other forms of name
Citizen of Massachusetts, 1784-1870
Leolin, 1784-1870
Date of birth
1784-01-07
Date of death
1870-05-08
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His An address delivered before the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association ... 1839:t.p. (James Trecothick Austin)
- LC data base, 8/16/88(hdg.: Austin, James Trecothick, 1784-1870)
- MdU/G-K files(usage: citizen of Massachusetts)
- Resistance to laws of the United States ... 1811:t.p. (Leolin)
Wikipedia description:
James Trecothick Austin (January 7, 1784 – May 8, 1870) was the 22nd Massachusetts Attorney General. Austin was the son of Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, and Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts Jonathan L. Austin. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1824. He graduated from Harvard College in 1802. In 1837, he spoke at Faneuil Hall in praise of anti-abolitionists who had killed Elijah P. Lovejoy. He compared the mob to American patriots rising against the British and declared that Lovejoy "died as the fool dieth!"
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