John T. Apthorp
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Spear Foster
John T. Apthorp | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 24, 1769 |
| Died | April 8, 1849 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Foster Mary Spear Foster |
| Relatives | William Foster Apthorp (grandson) |
John Trecothick Apthorp (December 24, 1769 – April 8, 1849) was a banker, Lieutenant Colonel of the First Corps of Cadets (Massachusetts)[1] and grandson of Charles Apthorp.
He became President of the Suffolk Insurance Company[2] and Bank Boston,[3] before becoming the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts 1812–1817.
He was born on December 24, 1769, to John Apthorp of Boston and London and his second wife, Hannah Greenleaf, who perished at sea while sailing to Charleston, South Carolina.[4] He and his two sisters, Frances Western and Hannah were raised by their maternal grandfather Stephen Greenleaf, the last Royal high sheriff of Suffolk County.[5] He graduated from Harvard University in 1792 and Harvard Law School in 1796. He also had two half-sisters from his father's first marriage to Alicia Mann.
