Charles W. Whipple

Charles W. Whipple

2nd Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office January 2, 1837 – December 30, 1837
Preceded by	Ezra Convis
Succeeded by	Kinsley S. Bingham
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Wayne County district
In office 1833–1838
Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
In office 1848–1852
Preceded by	Epaphroditus Ransom
Succeeded by	Warner Wing
Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
In office 1839–1855
Personal details
Born	1805 Fort Wayne, Indiana
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Margaret
Children	Two
Alma mater	West Point
Occupation	Attorney

Charles W. Whipple was an attorney, politician, and statesman who served as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives and as 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]

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Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives

Convis Whipple Bingham Acker Fuller Biddle Bingham McClelland Lothrop Hanscom Crary Peck Buel Chapman Harris Thurber Quackenboss Lovell Stout Shaw Mussey Cutcheon Read Warner Woodman Croswell Hoyt Rich Moffatt Howard Clark Markey Diekema Wachtel Tateum Gordon Adams Carton Master Whelan Campbell Baker Currie Smith Rice Read Warner Welsh Wells Gardner Ming Bradley Schroeder Nugent Knox Van Valkenburg Van Peursem Pears Green Kowalski Waldron Ryan Crim Owen Dodak Hertel Hillegonds Hertel Perricone Johnson DeRoche Dillon Bolger Cotter

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