WILLIAM E. WHITMAN

WHITMAN, William Ethan, a Representative from the city of Philadelphia; born, April 17, 1801 in Hartford, Hartford County, Ct.; lawyer; elected as a Whig to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1843 and 1844 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1845 term; secretary, The Library Company (1861-1874); died, July 30, 1875 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.