Elnathan Whitman (November 18, 1785 – 1868) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented the township of Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840. He was born at Rosette (later

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), the son of Elizabeth (Rice) and John Whitman, and, after completing his education, engaged in agriculture and fruit-growing. Whitman's first wife was Eleanor Spurr; he later married Charlotte Tupper. He died at Round Hill at the age of 83. His son

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and his brother

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also served in the provincial assembly.

Descendants

The American business executive and diplomat Meg Whitman is his great-great-great-granddaughter.

References

Calnek, W. A. ''History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia : Including Old Port Royal & Acadia'' (1999)
1785 births 1868 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub People from Annapolis County, Nova Scotia 19th-century Canadian politicians