Robert W. Winston

Robert Watson Winston (September 12, 1860 – October 14, 1944) was a North Carolina state legislator, lawyer and author who wrote substantial early 20th-century biographies of Andrew Johnson, Jefferson Davis, and Robert E. Lee.^[1][2] He was a North Carolina Superior Court judge from 1889 to 1895.^[3] He was a principal of the law firm Aycock & Winston, his partner being former North Carolina governor Charles B. Aycock.^[3] The son of Patrick Henry Winston and Martha Byrd of Windsor Castle in Bertie County,^[4][5] his brother Francis D. Winston was a North Carolina lieutenant governor and also a North Carolina judge.^[6] Their brother George T. Winston was president of University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Robert W. Winston contributed to the establishment of the Durham Public Library and the Bank of Chapel Hill, and was a president of the North Carolina Historical Society.^[7]

References

1. Powell, William S. (1996). "Winston, Robert Watson". NCpedia. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
2. "Robert W. Winston Papers, 1826-1944". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
3. "The Sentinel 14 Oct 1944, page 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
4. https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/ncsct166-Winston.pdf?VersionId=M_B_IEIDDDX9QccDw7GxUEaljuc.mSGC?M_B_IEIDDDX9QccDw7GxUEaljuc.mSGC PRESENTATION OF THE PORTRAIT OF PATRICK HENRY WINSTON TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA BY HIS EXCELLENCY, LOCKE CRAIG MARCH 31, 1914
5. "Marker: A-74". www.ncmarkers.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
6. "The Charlotte Observer 15 Oct 1944, page 24". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
7. "The Monroe Enquirer 19 Oct 1944, page Page 7". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.