Frederick Hampden Winston

Frederick Hampden Winston (November 2, 1830 — February 19, 1904) was a prominent American lawyer who was one of the founders of the law firm that is today Winston & Strawn. He served as the American Minister to Persia from 1885 to 1886. Early life Winston was born in Liberty County, Georgia on November 2, 1830. While he was a child, his family moved to Kentucky. He was a son of Mary ( McIntosh) Winston and the Rev. Dennis Mervyn Winston, a close friend of Harrison Gray Otis Dwight, with whom he graduated from Hamilton College, and studied theology with at Andover Theological Seminary before his death. His paternal grandparents were Frederick Winston and Susan (née Seymour) Winston. His uncle was Frederick S. Winston, the longtime president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. His maternal grandparents were Charlotte Pepper ( Nephew) McIntosh and John Hampden McIntosh (son of Gen. Lachlan McIntosh). After graduating from high school, Winston moved east to study, graduating from Harvard Law School in 1852. Upon graduation, he moved to New York City and was admitted to the bar of New York State.