James T. Austin
James Trecothick Austin | |
|---|---|
| 22nd Massachusetts Attorney General | |
| In office 1832–1843 | |
| Governor | Levi Lincoln Jr. John Davis Samuel Turell Armstrong Edward Everett Marcus Morton |
| Preceded by | Perez Morton |
| Succeeded by | John H. Clifford (From 1849; Office Abolished from 1843–1849) |
| Suffolk County, Massachusetts Attorney | |
| In office 1812–1832 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Samuel D. Parker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1784 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 8, 1870 (aged 86) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Anti-Federalist, National Republican Party |
| Spouse | Catharine Gerry |
| Children | Ivers James Austin, born February 14, 1808, d June 11, 1889; Marie Cornelia Ritchie Austin, b. March 8, 1821, d, December 6, 1864. |
| Profession | Attorney |
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!"