Charles W. Whipple | |
Order: | 2nd |
Office: | Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 2, 1837 |
Term End: | December 30, 1837 |
Predecessor: | Ezra Convis |
Successor: | Kinsley S. Bingham |
District2: | Wayne County |
State House2: | Michigan |
Term Start2: | 1833 |
Term End2: | 1838 |
Office3: | Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court |
Termstart3: | 1848 |
Termend3: | 1852 |
Predecessor3: | Epaphroditus Ransom |
Successor3: | Warner Wing |
Office4: | Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court |
Termstart4: | 1839 |
Termend4: | 1855 |
Birth Date: | 1805 |
Birth Place: | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Margaret |
Children: | Two |
Alma Mater: | West Point |
Occupation: | Attorney |
Charles W. Whipple (1805, Fort Wayne, Indiana - January 1856) was an American attorney, politician who served as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, and chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He was the secretary of the Michigan constitutional convention of 1835 and a delegate to the convention of 1850.[1] Further, Whipple served as secretary of the second session of the Sixth Legislative Council.[2]
Whipple's father, Major John Whipple, was an officer during the War of 1812 and served under Mad Anthony Wayne.[3]