Joel Whitman (February 1, 1823November 1, 1905) was an

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carpenter and

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politician. He served two years as a member of the

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, representing Iowa County.

Biography

Whitman was born in

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, in 1823. Later, he moved to

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. His son, Platt Whitman, was a member of the

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. Whitman died in Dodgeville, Wisconsin in 1905,"Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJGB-2FP : 12 December 2014), Joel Whitman, 01 Nov 1905; from "Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing p. 0068, volume 02, Iowa, Wisconsin, reel 035, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison. where he was also buried.

Career

After serving as a justice of the peace and Clerk of Ridgeway, Whitman was the Wisconsin circuit court clerk for Iowa County from 1860 to 1866. He represented the 15th State Senate district in 1867 and 1868. Additionally, he was postmaster, a trustee, and village president of Dodgeville.

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* People from Hamilton County, New York People from Ridgeway, Wisconsin Wisconsin state senators Wisconsin postmasters American justices of the peace 1823 births 1905 deaths Burials in Wisconsin People from Dodgeville, Wisconsin 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub