John Meek Whitehead Explained

John Meek Whitehead
Birth Date:29 July 1852
Birth Place:Hillsboro, Illinois
Death Place:Janesville, Wisconsin
Occupation:Lawyer, politician
Party:Republican
Office:Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
Constituency:District 22
Term Start:1896
Term End:1912

John Meek Whitehead (July 29, 1852 – August 31, 1924) was a politician in the state of Wisconsin.

Biography

Whitehead was born on July 29, 1852, to Jacob and Elizabeth Ann Whitehead near Hillsboro, Illinois.[1] He married twice, first on July 12, 1881, to Lavinia Fletcher Barrows, who died in 1888, and second to Julet Claire Thorp on May 15, 1919. He died in Janesville, Wisconsin, on August 31, 1924.[2]

Career

Whitehead served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1896 to 1912. He was a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: White-head to Whitehorn.
  2. Web site: My Family . 2010-07-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100824084126/http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/hindmarsh/384/d1059.htm . 2010-08-24 .