Beekman Winthrop
Beekman Winthrop | |
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Winthrop, c. 1904 | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office 1909–1913 | |
| President | William Howard Taft |
| Succeeded by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office 1907–1909 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Herbert Livingston Satterlee |
| Succeeded by | Charles D. Hilles |
| Governor of Puerto Rico | |
| In office July 4, 1904 – April 17, 1907 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | William Henry Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Regis Henri Post |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1874 Orange, New Jersey |
| Died | November 10, 1940 (aged 66) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Melza Riggs Wood
(m. 1903; died 1928) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Beekman Winthrop (September 18, 1874 – November 10, 1940) was an American lawyer, government official and banker. He served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1904 to 1907, as assistant secretary of the Treasury in 1907–1909, and assistant secretary of the Navy in 1909–1913.