Justin Winsor

Justin Winsor
Justin Winsor c. 1885
President of the American Library Association
In office
July 1897 – October 1897
Preceded byWilliam Howard Brett
Succeeded byRutherford P. Hayes
In office
1876–1885
Succeeded byWilliam Frederick Poole
President of the American Historical Association
In office
1887
Preceded byGeorge Bancroft
Succeeded byWilliam Frederick Poole
Personal details
Born(1831-01-02)January 2, 1831
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 22, 1897(1897-10-22) (aged 66)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Spouse
Caroline Tufts Barker
(m. 1855)
Parents
  • Nathaniel Winsor III
  • Ann Thomas Howland
Occupation
Signature

Justin Winsor (January 2, 1831 – October 22, 1897) was an American writer, librarian, and historian. His historical work had strong bibliographical and cartographical elements. He was an authority on the early history of North America and was elected the first president of the American Library Association as well as the third president of the American Historical Association.