Platt Whitman (February 6, 1871 – September 11, 1935) was an American lawyer, banker, and Republican politician. He served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1915–1919) and two years in the Assembly (1909–1911), representing Iowa County.
Whitman was elected to the Assembly in 1908.[1] Later, he was a member of the Senate from the 17th district from 1915 to 1918.[1] He was a Republican.[4]
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^ abcde"Platt Whitman Is Dead at 64". Wisconsin State Journal. September 12, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Biographical Sketches". Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin. 1909. p. 1120. Retrieved January 23, 2014 – via Google Books.
^"Joel "Walt" Whitman". Find A Grave. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
^"Platt Whitman". Wisconsin State Journal. September 13, 1935. p. 4. Retrieved July 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
platt, whitman, february, 1871, september, 1935, american, lawyer, banker, republican, politician, served, four, years, wisconsin, state, senate, 1915, 1919, years, assembly, 1909, 1911, representing, iowa, county, member, wisconsin, senate, from, 17th, distri. Platt Whitman February 6 1871 September 11 1935 was an American lawyer banker and Republican politician He served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate 1915 1919 and two years in the Assembly 1909 1911 representing Iowa County Platt WhitmanMember of the Wisconsin Senate from the 17th districtIn office January 4 1915 January 6 1919Preceded byHarry C MartinSucceeded byOscar R OlsonMember of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Iowa districtIn office January 4 1909 January 2 1911Preceded byDavid J MorrisSucceeded byThomas M EvansPersonal detailsBorn 1871 02 06 February 6 1871Dodgeville Wisconsin U S DiedSeptember 11 1935 1935 09 11 aged 64 Rochester Minnesota U S Resting placeEast Side Cemetery Dodgeville WisconsinPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseMaria Elizabeth Jones died 1905 wbr ParentJoel Whitman father EducationUniversity of Wisconsin MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin Law SchoolOccupationLawyer banker politician Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksBiography editWhitman was born in Dodgeville Wisconsin 1 2 He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1893 and the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1895 1 He died in Rochester Minnesota on September 11 1935 and is interred in the East Side Cemetery in Dodgeville near the Jones Owens Mausoleum 1 His father was Joel Whitman 3 Career editWhitman was elected to the Assembly in 1908 1 Later he was a member of the Senate from the 17th district from 1915 to 1918 1 He was a Republican 4 References edit a b c d e Platt Whitman Is Dead at 64 Wisconsin State Journal September 12 1935 p 1 Retrieved July 21 2018 via Newspapers com nbsp Biographical Sketches Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin State of Wisconsin 1909 p 1120 Retrieved January 23 2014 via Google Books Joel Walt Whitman Find A Grave Retrieved April 25 2015 Platt Whitman Wisconsin State Journal September 13 1935 p 4 Retrieved July 22 2018 via Newspapers com nbsp External links editPlatt Whitman at Find a Grave nbsp This article about a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly born in the 1870s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a member of the Wisconsin State Senate is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Platt Whitman amp oldid 1128025631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
