William Whiting (Massachusetts), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Whiting (Massachusetts)

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1813

Place of Birth: Rioko, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 29-Jun-1873

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Whiting (March 3, 1813 – June 29, 1873) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.
He was born in Concord on March 3, 1813.
He attended Concord Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1833.
He taught school in Plymouth and Concord.
Whiting graduated from Harvard Law School in 1838.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Boston.
He served as solicitor of the War Department 1862-1865.
In 1868 he was a presidential elector, and in 1872 was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress.
He served from March 4, 1873, until his death in Boston on June 29 that same year.
His interment was in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord. Colby University gave him the degree of LL.D.
in 1872.
He left $5,000 to Harvard for a scholarship.
Whiting was for five years president of the New England Historic Genealogical Society.