Justin Rice Whiting

Justin Rice Whiting ( born February 18, 1847 in Bath, Steuben County, New York, † January 31, 1903 in St. Clair, Michigan ) was an American politician. Between 1887 and 1895 he represented the state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1849, Justin Whiting came with his parents to St. Clair in Michigan, where he attended the public schools. In 1863 and 1865 he studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He then worked in crafts and trade. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1879 he was elected mayor of the city of St. Clair; in 1882 he sat in the Senate of Michigan.

In the congressional elections of 1886, Whiting was in the seventh constituency of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Ezra C. Carleton on March 4, 1887. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1895 four legislative sessions. After his retirement from the House of Representatives to Whiting committed himself again his former activities. In 1898, he ran unsuccessfully for the office of governor of Michigan: With a vote share of 39.9 percent was defeated incumbent Hazen S. Pingree. Two years later, also failed an attempt to return to Congress. Justin Whiting was also temporarily party leader of the Democrats in the State of Michigan. He died on 31 January 1903 in St. Clair, where he was also buried.

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