George Whitman (3 April 1823 - 30 December 1913) was a farmer and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

. He was born in Rosette (later

Round Hill, Nova Scotia Round Hill is an historic community on the Annapolis River in Nova Scotia’s verdant Annapolis Valley halfway between the Valley market towns of Bridgetown and Annapolis Royal. It is 10 kilometres east of Annapolis Royal on Route 201 and the ...

), the son of

Elnathan Whitman Elnathan Whitman (November 18, 1785 – 1868) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the township of Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840. He was born at Rosette (later Round Hill, Nova Scot ...

, a Canadian national politician. In 1851, he married Clements Mary Arabella Boice.

Political life

Whitman was appointed the representative of Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1863. Whitman served one term in office before being defeated in the 1867 elections. In 1881, Whitman was named to the provinces' Legislative Council.

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'', AJ Gemmill
1823 births Year of death missing Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs Members of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub