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About William Winthrop
William Woolsey Winthrop (1831–1899) was acting Judge Advocate General of the United States Army from January 22, 1881, to February 18, 1881. A legal scholar, he was the author of a number of works on military law, including the influential Military Law and Precedents. The United States Supreme Court has described him as "the Blackstone of military law.". According to his biographer, Winthrop descended from John Winthrop and was related to Theodore Dwight Woolsey as well as Speaker of the House Robert Charles Winthrop.
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- Born
- 1831
- Died
- 1899