Beekman Winthrop

Beekman Winthrop
Winthrop, c. 1904
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
In office
1909–1913
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Succeeded byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
In office
1907–1909
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byHerbert Livingston Satterlee
Succeeded byCharles D. Hilles
Governor of Puerto Rico
In office
July 4, 1904 – April 17, 1907
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam Henry Hunt
Succeeded byRegis Henri Post
Personal details
Born(1874-09-18)September 18, 1874
Orange, New Jersey
DiedNovember 10, 1940(1940-11-10) (aged 66)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Melza Riggs Wood
(m. 1903; died 1928)
ProfessionLawyer

Beekman Winthrop (September 18, 1874 – November 10, 1940) was an American lawyer, government official and banker. He served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1904 to 1907, as assistant secretary of the Treasury in 1907–1909, and assistant secretary of the Navy in 1909–1913.