Patrick Henry Winston Jr.

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Patrick Henry Winston Jr.
Winston c. 1897
3rd Attorney General of Washington
In office 1897–1901
Governor	John Rankin Rogers
Preceded by	William C. Jones
Succeeded by	Wickliffe Stratton
Personal details
Party	People's Party
Profession	Lawyer, newspaper editor

Patrick Henry Winston Jr. (August 22, 1847 – April 3, 1904) was a lawyer and newspaper editor who served as Attorney General of Washington from 1897 to 1901. According to one biography, "It is difificult to describe such a man or to give a satisfactory account of his career. His personality always outshone and dazzled his achievement."

Nonetheless, some of his achievements:

• Educated at the Horner School and the University of North Carolina (valedictorian)
• Trustee of the University of North Carolina
• Director of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
• Delegate to two National Democratic and two National Republican conventions
• Presidential elector
• Registrar of the United States General Land Office in Lewiston, Idaho
• District attorney of the Territory of Washington
• First attorney general of the State of Washington by popular election.
• Owner and editor of three newspapers
  • Albemarle Times, Windsor, North Carolina
  • Spokane Review, Spokane, Washington
  • Winston's Weekly, Spokane, Washington

He came from a prominent North Carolina family; one of his brothers, Francis D. Winston, was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina.