Alexander Bert Whitman (April 1, 1854 – September 23, 1910) was a member of the

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Biography

Whitman was born on April 1, 1854, in

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. He moved with his parents to what is now

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, in 1857 and later to

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, where he worked in a saw mill and as a lumberman. Later, he attended

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and worked as a schoolteacher in

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before practicing law in

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Political career

Whitman was a member of the Senate during the 1897 and 1899 sessions representing the 14th District. He was also Superintendent of Schools of Appleton from 1882 to 1889, District Attorney of

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from 1889 to 1891 and City Attorney of Appleton from 1894 to 1897. Whitman was a

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. Whitman died September 23, 1910, and is interred in Hortonville.

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