The Political Graveyard: Whiting family of St. Clair, Michigan

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Whiting family of St. Clair, Michigan

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Justin Rice Whiting (1847-1903) — also known as Justin R. Whiting — of St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., February 18, 1847. Member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1883; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1887-95; Fusion candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900. Died in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich., January 31, 1903 (age 55 years, 347 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.

		Relatives: Married to Emily Owen (1847-1900); father of Frances Whiting (who married William Hatton (1864-1944)) and Justin Rice Whiting.
		Political family: Whiting family of St. Clair, Michigan.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

William Hatton (1864-1944) — of Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland, October 10, 1864. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; leather business; chair of Ottawa County Republican Party, 1920-38; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924 (alternate), 1928, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Rotary. Died in 1944 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of William R. D. Hatton and Mary Jane (Burroughs) Hatton; married, June 5, 1895, to Elizabeth Seaman; married, October 27, 1923, to Frances Whiting (daughter of Justin Rice Whiting (1847-1903); sister of Justin Rice Whiting (1886-1965)).
		Political family: Whiting family of St. Clair, Michigan.

Justin Rice Whiting (1886-1965) — also known as Justin R. Whiting — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich., March 29, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932; president and chairman, Consumers Power Company, 1949-59. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Istanbul, Turkey, March 1, 1965 (age 78 years, 337 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Justin Rice Whiting and Emily (Owen) Whiting; sister of Frances Whiting (who married William Hatton (1864-1944)); married, October 1, 1910, to Nellie L. Howell.
		Political family: Whiting family of St. Clair, Michigan.

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