Background
Winthrop, Beekman was born on September 18, 1874 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert and Kate W. (Taylor) Winthrop.
Winthrop, Beekman was born on September 18, 1874 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert and Kate W. (Taylor) Winthrop.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1897, Bachelor of Laws, 1900.
Admitted to New York bar, 1899. Private secretary to Governor Taft, November 1900. Assistant executive secretary of P.I., July 1901-August 1903.
Acting executive secretary, October 1902-April 1903. Judge Court of First Instance, P.I., November 1903-May 1904. Governor of Puerto Rico, 1904-1907.
Assistant secretary of Treasury, 1907-1909. Assistant secretary of Navy, March 5, 1909-March 15, 1913. Senior partner Robert Winthrop & Company, bankers, New York City, 1914-1939.
Director D.,L.&W. R.R. Сompany. Vice president Cayuga and Susquehanna Railroad Company.
Married Melza Riggs Wood, October 7, 1903.