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Patrick Henry Winston Jr.

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Patrick Henry Winston Jr. (August 22, 1847 – April 3, 1904) was a lawyer and newspaper editor who served as United States Attorney for the District of Washington in 1890.[1][2] According to one biography, "It is difificult to describe such a man or to give a satisfactory account of his career. His personality always outshone and dazzled his achievement."[2]

Nonetheless, some of his achievements:

He came from a prominent North Carolina family; one of his brothers, Francis D. Winston, was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bicentennial Celebration of United States Attorneys" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b Ashe, Samuel A. (1905–1917). Biographical history of North Carolina from colonial times to the present. Greensboro, N.C.: C. L. Van Noppen.