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From: "Marion" <>
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Clara, daughter of Edwin Whitney
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:03:29 -0800
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Thought the group might be challenged with this web page. It contains a
whole bunch of deceases Whitneys who were politicians.
Marion Whitney Martin

Address is: http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitney.html
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Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Clara, daughter of Edwin Whitney


> Here is a bio that has a Whitney connection. Anyone know who Senator
Whitney
> was?
>
>
> > O. B. Courtwright began the practice of law at Parkersburgh in 1878. Mr.
> > Courtwright was born in DeKalb county, Illinois, in 1849; he removed to
> > Rockford, in his native State, and thence to Grundy county, Iowa, with
his
> > parents, in 1859. His father, C. G. Courtwright, came to Parkersburgh in
> > 1876, and removed to Kansas in November, 1879, and now lives in Clay
county
> > of this State. O. B. returned to Rockford, where he attended school for
a
> > time, then entered upon the classical course at Beloit College,
Wisconsin,
> > where he remained for three years, pursuing his legal studies at the
same
> > time.
> > .
> > After the completion of his college course he went to Nebraska, where he
> > remained about two years, and then returned to Iowa and purchased what
was
> > then known as the Ackley “Independent,” and changed the name of the
paper
> > to the Ackley “Enterprise,” by which name it is still known. He
conducted
> > the paper for a year and a half.
> > .
> > He was admitted to the practice of his profession at Judge Rudick’s
court,
> > in Butler county, in 1877. He located in Parkersburgh and engaged in
> > practice, but on account of ill health discontinued in January, 1881,
and
> > removed to Nebraska, but returned in August, 1882, and resumed his
> > practice. His wife was Clara D., daughter of Edwin Whitney, who is a
> > brother of Senator Whitney, of Illinois. Mrs. Courtwright was born in
the
> > latter State. They have one son, named Dale.
> > .
> > Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
> > Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
> > Page 344
> >
> >
> >
>

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