Jonathan L. Austin

Jonathan Loring Austin
Jonathan Loring Austin
2nd Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth[1]
	In office; 1806–1808
Governor	Caleb Strong
Preceded by	John Avery, Jr.
Succeeded by	William Tudor
10th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts[2][2]
	In office; 1811–1812
Preceded by	Thomas Harris
Succeeded by	John T. Apthorp
Member of the; Massachusetts Senate[2]
Personal details
Born	January 2, 1748[1][2]; Boston, Massachusetts[1][2]
Died	May 10, 1826 (aged 78)[1][3]; Boston, Massachusetts[1]
Political party	Democratic-Republican Party
Spouse(s)	Hannah Ivers,[4] (March 20, 1756[4] −1818) m. Boston April 4, 1782.[5]
Children	James Treacothie Austin[1]
Alma mater	Harvard College; 1766.[2]
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America; [1][2]
Branch/service	Continental Army
Rank	Major[1][2]
Battles/wars	American Revolution[1][2]

Jonathan Loring Austin (January 2, 1748 – May 10, 1826) was a Massachusetts revolutionary, diplomat and politician who served as the second Secretary of the Commonwealth and the tenth Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. Austin was the father of Massachusetts Attorney General James Treacothie Austin.[1]

Early life

Austin was born on January 2, 1748 in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] Austin graduated from Harvard College in 1766.[1] After he graduated from Harvard, Austin moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and became a merchant there.[1]

American Revolutionary War

When the war started Austin became a Major in Langdon's Regiment, and later an aid to General John Sullivan.[1]

Massachusetts Board of War

Austin was the secretary to the Massachusetts Board of War until October 1777,[1] when he was sent to Paris by Massachusetts to announce to Benjamin Franklin and his associates the news of John Burgoyne's surrender at the Battle of Saratoga.[6]

Diplomatic mission

Franklin soon afterwards sent him on a secret mission to England, where he met many members of the opposition and furnished them with much information concerning American affairs. The trip was full of incident, and, says one of Franklin's biographers (Morse), "brings to mind some of the Jacobite tales of Sir Walter Scott's novels." He carried dispatches to Congress from the United States Commissioners in Paris early in 1779, and in January 1780, was dispatched to Europe to secure loans for Massachusetts in Spain and Holland.[6]

Capture and release

That same month Austin was captured by the British while on this mission.[1] He was later released. He failed to secure the loan and he returned in the autumn of 1781.[1]

Marriage

Austin married Hannah Ivers,[4] the daughter of James[4] & Hannah (Trecothick) Ivers,[4] in Boston, on April 4, 1782.[5]

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Austin served as Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth for two years, from 1806 to 1808.[7]

Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

Austin served as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1811 to 1812.[7]

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References

Julie Helen Ott, "Lydia and Her Daughters: A Boston Matrilineal Case Study," NEHGS Nexus, Vol. IX, No. 1, pg. 25 (1992).
Cutter, William Richard, ed., Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume IV (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1908), 1717.

Footnotes

Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1888). "Austin, Jonathan Loring". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. I. New York: D. Appleton. p. 120.
Wharton, Francis (1889), The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume I, Washington, DC: United States. Dept. of State: GPO, p. 620.
Wharton, Francis (1889), "The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume I", United States. Dept. of State: GPO, Washington, DC, p. 621.
Cutter, William Richard (1908), "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume IV", Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York City, p. 1717.
Otto, Julie Helen (February–March 1992), "Lydia and Her Daughters: A Boston Matrilineal Case Study", NEHGS Nexus, IX, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 25, archived from the original on June 28, 2009, retrieved June 29, 2010
"Austin, Jonathan Loring" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
Who Was Who in American History - the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975. p. 20. ISBN 0837932017.

Political offices
Preceded by John Avery, Jr.	2nd Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth 1806–1808	Succeeded by William Tudor
Preceded by Thomas Harris	10th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts 1811–1812	Succeeded by John T. Apthorp

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[Appletonsp120-1] Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1888). "Austin, Jonathan Loring". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. I. New York: D. Appleton. p. 120.

[Whartonp620-2] Wharton, Francis (1889), The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume I, Washington, DC: United States. Dept. of State: GPO, p. 620.

[Whartonp621-3] Wharton, Francis (1889), "The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Volume I", United States. Dept. of State: GPO, Washington, DC, p. 621.

[Cutterp1717-4] Cutter, William Richard (1908), "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume IV", Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York City, p. 1717.

[OttoNEXUSVIXNo1p25-5] Otto, Julie Helen (February–March 1992), "Lydia and Her Daughters: A Boston Matrilineal Case Study", NEHGS Nexus, IX, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 25, archived from the original on June 28, 2009, retrieved June 29, 2010

[nie-6] "Austin, Jonathan Loring" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.

[auto-7] Who Was Who in American History - the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975. p. 20. ISBN 0837932017.