Grenville Lindall Winthrop
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Grenville Lindall Winthrop (1864–1943) was an American lawyer and art collector from New York City. A direct descendant of John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, he restored historic buildings in Lenox, Massachusetts, and assembled a large art collection in his Upper East Side townhouse. He bequeathed his entire art collection to the Fogg Art Museum of his alma mater, Harvard University.
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Born | (1864-02-11)February 11, 1864 New York City, U.S. |
Died | January 19, 1943(1943-01-19) (aged 78) New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, art collector |
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Mary Tallmadge Trevor
(m. 1892) |
Children | 2 daughters |
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Relatives | Moses Taylor (maternal grandfather) Beekman Winthrop (brother) |
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