His uncle was Frederick S. Winston, the longtime president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.

In 1861, Lincoln appointed Judd as his Minister Plenipotentiary to Berlin, forcing Winston to find a new partner.

In 1865, Winston began a relationship with what would prove to be a long-term client, the Union Stock Yard and Transit Company of Chicago.

On October 28, 1885, President Grover Cleveland appointed Winston as American Minister to Persia.

During this period, Winston served as president of the Lincoln Park Commission for twelve years.

[6] Before his wife's death in 1882, they were the parents of six children, including:[1] In November 1896, he married Sallie Reeves Hews (b.

[15] In poor health, Winston retired to Florida in his later years, dying near Magnolia Springs, Alabama on February 19, 1904.