Whitman graduated from Harvard College in 1846,[2] and read law with the Portland, Maine firm of Fessenden & Deblois.[1] He moved to San Francisco, California, in 1850, where he "practiced law and politics".[3] He married Mary Elizabeth Church on July 14, 1857, and moved to Virginia City, Nevada in 1864.[3] Appointed to the Nevada Supreme Court in 1868, he served as chief justice from 1873 to 1874.[3]
Whitman "returned to California in 1882",[3] and died in San Francisco in 1885 at the age of 57.[2] Whitman's son Crosby Church Whitman also attended Harvard, graduating in 1886 and becoming a doctor. Crosby died in Paris, France, during World War I, under the strain of practicing medicine during the war.[4]
bernard, whitman, bernard, crosby, whitman, october, 1827, august, 1885, justice, supreme, court, nevada, from, 1868, 1875, born, waltham, massachusetts, whitman, attorney, levi, whitman, norway, maine, nephew, ezekiel, whitman, chief, justice, maine, supreme,. Bernard Crosby Whitman October 25 1827 August 5 1885 was a justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1868 to 1875 Born in Waltham Massachusetts Whitman was the son of attorney Levi Whitman of Norway Maine and the nephew of Ezekiel Whitman who was chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court 1 Whitman graduated from Harvard College in 1846 2 and read law with the Portland Maine firm of Fessenden amp Deblois 1 He moved to San Francisco California in 1850 where he practiced law and politics 3 He married Mary Elizabeth Church on July 14 1857 and moved to Virginia City Nevada in 1864 3 Appointed to the Nevada Supreme Court in 1868 he served as chief justice from 1873 to 1874 3 Whitman returned to California in 1882 3 and died in San Francisco in 1885 at the age of 57 2 Whitman s son Crosby Church Whitman also attended Harvard graduating in 1886 and becoming a doctor Crosby died in Paris France during World War I under the strain of practicing medicine during the war 4 References edit a b Recent Deaths addendum Boston Evening Transcript August 27 1885 p 4 a b Recent Deaths Boston Evening Transcript August 25 1885 p 4 a b c d Andrew Johnson The Papers of Andrew Johnson p 323 Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe Memoirs of the Harvard Dead in the War Against Germany Volume 1 1920 p 81 83 Political officesPreceded byHenry O Beatty Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada1868 1875 Succeeded byWilliam H Beatty nbsp This biography of a state judge in Nevada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernard C Whitman amp oldid 1145520687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
