Winthrop Sargent
Winthrop Sargent | |
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Portrait by Gilbert Stuart | |
| Governor of Mississippi Territory | |
| In office May 7, 1798 – May 25, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William C. C. Claiborne |
| Secretary of Northwest Territory | |
| In office July 9, 1788 – May 31, 1798 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Harrison |
| Adjutant General of the U. S. Army (Acting) | |
| In office September 4, 1791 – November 4, 1791 | |
| Preceded by | John Pratt (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ebenezer Denny (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1753 Gloucester, Massachusetts |
| Died | June 3, 1820 (aged 67) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) |
Roewena Tupper
(m. 1789; died 1790)Mary McIntosh Williams |
| Relations | Judith Sargent Murray (sister) Benjamin Tupper (father-in-law) Paul Dudley Sargent (uncle) |
| Parent(s) | Winthrop Sargent Judith Saunders |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
Winthrop Sargent (May 1, 1753 – June 3, 1820) was an American politician, military officer and writer, who served as Governor of Mississippi Territory from 1798 to 1801, and briefly as acting Adjutant General of the U. S. Army in 1791. He was a member of the Federalist party.