Joel Whitman

Joel Whitman
Joel Whitman
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 15th district
	In office; January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869
Preceded by	Wyman Lincoln
Succeeded by	Lemuel W. Joiner
Personal details
Born	February 1, 1823; Wells, New York, U.S.
Died	November 1, 1905 (aged 82); Dodgeville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	East Side Cemetery, Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican; Natl. Union (1864–1867)
Spouse	Annabel McClure (died 1914)
Children	George Rose Whitman; (b. 1867; died 1898); Platt Whitman; (b. 1871; died 1935); Frank M. Whitman; (b. 1873); Roscoe C. Whitman; (b. 1881; died 1961);

Joel Whitman (February 1, 1823 – November 1, 1905) was an American carpenter and Republican politician. He served two years as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Iowa County.

Biography

Whitman was born in Wells, New York, in 1823. Later, he moved to Ridgeway, Wisconsin. His son, Platt Whitman, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.^[1] Whitman died in Dodgeville, Wisconsin in 1905,^[2]^[3] where he was also buried.

Career

After serving as a justice of the peace and Clerk of Ridgeway, Whitman was the Wisconsin circuit court clerk for Iowa County from 1860 to 1866. He represented the 15th State Senate district in 1867 and 1868. Additionally, he was postmaster, a trustee, and village president of Dodgeville.

References

^ Crawford, Robert M. (1913). "Memoirs of Iowa County, Wisconsin". Retrieved 2015-04-25.
^ "Joel Whitman". The Oshkosh Northwestern. November 10, 1905. p. 6. Retrieved July 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJGB-2FP : 12 December 2014), Joel Whitman, 01 Nov 1905; from "Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing p. 0068, volume 02, Iowa, Wisconsin, reel 035, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison.

External links

Joel Whitman at Find a Grave

Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Wyman Lincoln	Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 15th district January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869	Succeeded by Lemuel W. Joiner

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[1] Crawford, Robert M. (1913). "Memoirs of Iowa County, Wisconsin". Retrieved 2015-04-25.

[2] "Joel Whitman". The Oshkosh Northwestern. November 10, 1905. p. 6. Retrieved July 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJGB-2FP : 12 December 2014), Joel Whitman, 01 Nov 1905; from "Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing p. 0068, volume 02, Iowa, Wisconsin, reel 035, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison.

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