Jonathan L. Austin

Jonathan Loring Austin
2nd Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth[1]
In office
1806–1808
GovernorCaleb Strong
Preceded byJohn Avery, Jr.
Succeeded byWilliam Tudor
10th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts[2]
In office
1811–1812
Preceded byThomas Harris
Succeeded byJohn T. Apthorp
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[2]
Personal details
BornJanuary 2, 1748[1][2]
Boston, Massachusetts[1][2]
DiedMay 10, 1826 (1826-05-11) (aged 78)[1][3]
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
Political partyDemocratic-Republican Party
Spouse(s)Hannah Ivers,[4] (March 20, 1756[4] −1818) m. Boston April 4, 1782.[5]
ChildrenJames Treacothie Austin[1]
Alma materHarvard College; 1766.[2]
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
[1][2]
Branch/serviceContinental Army
RankMajor[1][2]
Battles/warsAmerican Revolution[1][2]

Jonathan Loring Austin (January 2, 1748 – May 10, 1826) was an American revolutionary, diplomat and politician who served as the second Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth and the tenth Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. He was the father of Massachusetts Attorney General James Treacothie Austin.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j public domain Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1888). "Austin, Jonathan Loring". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. Vol. I. New York: D. Appleton. p. 120.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Wharton, Francis (1889), The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume I, Washington, DC: United States. Dept. of State: GPO, p. 620
  3. ^ Wharton, Francis (1889), "The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume I", United States. Dept. of State: GPO, Washington, DC, p. 621
  4. ^ a b Cutter, William Richard (1908), "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume IV", Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York City, p. 1717
  5. ^ Otto, Julie Helen (February–March 1992), "Lydia and Her Daughters: A Boston Matrilineal Case Study", NEHGS Nexus, vol. IX, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 25, archived from the original on June 28, 2009, retrieved June 29, 2010