Franklin Whitaker | |
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Member of the Maryland Senate | |
In office 1860–1864 | |
Preceded by | Edwin H. Webster |
Succeeded by | William F. Bayless |
Constituency | Harford County |
Personal details | |
Died | (aged 73) near Bel Air,Maryland,U.S. |
Political party | Southern Rights |
Children | 12 |
Occupation | Politician |
Franklin Whitaker (died January 5,1891) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland Senate,representing Harford County,from 1860 to 1864.
In 1851,Whitaker had a mill built with slave labor near Winters Run in Harford County,Maryland. The mill was called Whitaker's Mill. [1]
Whitaker was a member of the Southern Rights Party. Whitaker served as a member of the Maryland Senate,representing Harford County,from 1860 to 1864. [2] [3] He also served as school commissioner in Harford County. [4]
Whitaker was a member of the board of trustees of the Bel Air Academy. [5] In January 1882,Judge Watters appointed Whitaker as a school commissioner of Harford County. He was re-appointed by Judge Watters in January 1884. [6] [7] He resigned from the role in July 1885. [8]
Whitaker was married and had eight sons and four daughters,Samuel Jr. (died 1870),Nicholas Bond (died 1880),Elijah J. B.,William,Franklin Jr.,George,Henry,Howard,Elizabeth,Harriet,Mrs. W. H. Brookes and Virginia. [4] [9] [10] [11] In 1880,his son Franklin Jr. murdered a man. [11]
Whitaker died of heart disease on January 5,1891,at the age of 73,at his "Dunkale" home near Bel Air,Maryland. [4]
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