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James T Austin

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Preceded by
  
Perez Morton

Spouse(s)
  
Catharine Gerry

Name
  
James Austin


Succeeded by
  
John H. Clifford(From 1849; Office Abolished from 1843–1849)

Died
  
May 8, 1870(1870-05-08) (aged 86)Boston, Massachusetts

Political party
  
Anti-Federalist, National Republican Party

Children
  
Ivers James Austin, born February 14, 1808, d June 11, 1889; Marie Cornelia Ritchie Austin, b. March 8, 1821, d, December 6, 1864.

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.

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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).

    • References

    James T. Austin Wikipedia
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