William Winthrop

William Winthrop
Acting Judge Advocate General of the United States Army
In office January 22, 1881 – February 18, 1881
President	Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded by	William McKee Dunn
Succeeded by	David Gaskill Swaim
Personal details
Born	August 3, 1831 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	April 8, 1899 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse	Alice Worthington Winthrop
Parent	Elizabeth Dwight (Woolsey) Winthrop
Relatives	Theodore Winthrop (brother)
Education	Yale University (A.B.) Yale Law School (LL.B.)
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861–1895
Rank	Colonel
Unit	7th New York Militia 1st United States Sharpshooters
Commands	Judge Advocate General of the Army
Battles/wars	American Civil War

William Woolsey Winthrop (1831–1899) was acting Judge Advocate General of the United States Army from January 22, 1881, to February 18, 1881. He was the author of Military Law and Precedents. The United States Supreme Court has described him as "the Blackstone of military law."

Sources

• William F. Fratcher (1944). "Colonel William Winthrop: A Biographical Sketch". Judge Advocate Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
• George S. Prugh Jr. (1956). "Colonel William Winthrop: The Tradition of the Military Lawyer". American Bar Association Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2023.