Robert Watson Winston

Background

Winston, Robert Watson was born on September 12, 1860 in Windsor, North Carolina, United States. Son of Patrick Henry and Martha Elizabeth (Byrd) Winston.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of North Carolina, 1879, Bachelor of Laws, 1881, Doctor of Laws, 1929. Doctor of Laws, Wake Forest College, 1915. Doctor of Literature, Duke U., 1937.

Career

W., Mistress Gertrude Webb, Mistress Amy W. Carr.

Membership

Member Democratic State Committee, 1885. Member North Carolina Senate, 1885. Member Phi Beta Kappa, 1939.

Connections

Married Sophronia Horner, December 13, 1882 (died February 1913). Children: James Horner, Robt.

Father:

Patrick Henry Winston

Mother:

Martha Elizabeth (Byrd) Winston

Spouse:

Sophronia Horner

child:

James Horner Winston

child:

Robt Winston