James Winthrop was an American librarian and jurist. Winthrop was the son of physicist John Winthrop. He was wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was librarian of Harvard from 1772 until 1787.
- Occupation
- librarian, judge, justice of the peace, soldier
- Position held
- Harvard University Librarian
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1752, May 28, 1752
- Died
- September 26, 1821
