Winston, Francis Donnell, 1857-1941

Francis Donnell Winston attended Cornell University, 1873-1874, and took an A.B. from the University of North Carolina in 1879; practiced law in Windor, N.C.; was clerk of the North Carolina superior court, 1881- 1882; served in the North Carolina General Assembly, 1889-1900; was a state senator from 1887 to 1889, and was once again in the legislature in the late 1920s; was a judge of the superior court, 1901-1902 and 1916; was elected lieutenant governor, 1905-1909; was U.S. district attorney, 1913- 1916; and was a trustee of the University of North Carolina and president of the North Carolina Bar Association, as well as an active Mason and member of the Episcopal Church. Winston married Rosa Kenney, daughter of Dr. S. B. Kenney of Maine, who came south with the U.S. Navy during the Civil War and remained in Hampton Roads, Va., as a government employee after the war, later settling in Windsor, N.C. Also represented in the papers are F. D. Winston's brothers, George Tayloe Winston, sometime president of the University of Tennessee, the University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State University; Patrick Henry Winston, who became a prominent lawyer in the state of Washington; and Robert W. Winston, judge, lawyer, and in his later years a writer. F. D. Winston's sister, Alice, married Frank Spruill and lived in Rocky Mount, N.C.

From the description of Francis Donnell Winston papers, 1828-1943 (bulk 1890-1939) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25166292

Francis Donnell Winston (1857-1941) attended Cornell University, 1873-1874, and took an A.B. from the University of North Carolina in 1879. He held several positions in North Carolina: he was a lawyer in Windsor, N.C.; clerk of the North Carolina superior court, 1881-1882; member of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1889-1900; a state senator from 1887 to 1889, and served again in the legislature in the late 1920s; a judge of the superior court, 1901-1902 and 1916; lieutenant governor, 1905-1909; United States district attorney, 1913-1916; a trustee of the University of North Carolina and president of the North Carolina Bar Association; and an active Mason and member of the Episcopal Church.

Winston married Rosa Kenney, daughter of Dr. S. B. Kenney of Maine, who came south with the United States Navy during the Civil War and remained in Hampton Roads, Va., as a government employee after the war, later settling in Windsor, N.C. Also represented in the papers are Winston's brothers, George Tayloe Winston (1852-1932), sometime president of the University of Texas, the University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State University; Patrick Henry Winston (1847-1904), who became a prominent lawyer in the state of Washington; and Robert W. Winston (1860-1944), judge, lawyer, and in his later years a writer. Winston's sister, Alice, married Frank Spruill and lived in Rocky Mount, N.C.

From the guide to the Francis Donnell Winston Papers, ., 1787, 1828-1943, (bulk 1890-1939), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)