Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 36
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 4/13/1858
City: Newburg, ME
County: Penobscot County, ME
Country: US
Death
Date: 6/6/1916
City: Saint Louis, MI
County: Gratiot County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 6/9/1916
City: Hemlock, MI
County: Saginaw County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Hemlock Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Minnie Thomas, 2/10/1883; children: Carl H. Cora L., Gertrude A., Joseph R. and Frank Thomas
Number of Children: 5
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: teacher, businessman, merchant
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended common schools and Saginaw High School
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Levi Grear and Asmath (Folsom) Whitney. Moved to a Saginaw Co., MI farm, 1868; began teaching at the district school at age 17, from 1876-87; taught for 7 winters. Began a hardware business in Merrill, 1886. Member of the board of ed for nearly 20 years; president of the village several terms; village trustee, school inspector, township clerk; president of the State Bank of Merrill and director of the Bank of Hemlock; vice president of St. Louis Sugar Co. Member of County Committee for 20 years.
Notable Facts:
Served in both chambers.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Mining Interests , Saline Interests , State Prison at Marquette , Counties and Townships , Asylum for Insane at Kalamazoo , Insurance , Counties and Townships , Elections
City of Residence: Merrill
County of Residence Saginaw
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Committee chairmanships: Insurance; State Prison at Marquette
Committees Served On: Agricultural College , Banks and Corporations , Finance and Appropriations , Geological Survey , Immigration , Saline Interests , School for the Blind
City of Residence: Merrill
County of Residence Saginaw
District Description: Saginaw County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committees on Geological Survey; and Saline Interests
Committees Served On: Horticulture , State Prison , Village Corporations
City of Residence: Merrill
County of Residence Saginaw
District Description: Townships of Brady, Brant, Carrollton,, Chapin, Fremont, James, Jonesfield, Kochville, Lakefield, Marion, Richland, Saint Charles, Saginaw, Swan Creek, Thomastown and Tittabawassee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Bibliography:
MIBiog 2:440; Manual 1895 p.575-6; PolGryd; Find-a-Grave.com; Michiganology; USCen 1900, 1910; Manual 1907 p.703-04;
http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Family:Whitney,_Joseph_Herbert_(1858-1916)
