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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
American politician
Gender:
Male
Places:
Birth:
7 January 1784(Boston)
Death:
8 May 1870(Boston)
The details
Biography
Introduction
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.
Family
Austin married Catharine Gerry, the eldest daughter of Elbridge Gerry, they had a son, Ivers James Austin, born February 14, 1808, and a daughter, Marie Cornelia Ritchie Austin, born on March 8, 1821.
Writings
- The Life of Elbridge Gerry, with Contemporary Letters to the Close of the American Revolution. 2 Volumes, (1827–1829).