W. H. Whiting, Jr.

W. H. Whiting, Jr.
President of Hampden–Sydney College
In office 1904–1905
Preceded by	James R. Thornton (Acting)
Succeeded by	J. H. C. Bagby (Acting)
President of Hampden–Sydney College
In office 1908–1909
Preceded by	James Gray McAllister
Succeeded by	Henry T. Graham
Personal details
Born	July 24, 1862 Millwood, Virginia
Died	March 28, 1949 (aged 86) Hampden Sydney, Virginia
Spouse(s)	Sarah Ray Currie
Alma mater	B.A. Hampden–Sydney College A.M. Hampden–Sydney College L.L. D. Hampden–Sydney College
Profession	Professor

William Henry Whiting, Jr. (July 24, 1862 – March 28, 1949) was twice an acting President of Hampden–Sydney College from 1904 to 1905 and again from 1908 to 1909.

Biography

Whiting was born in Clarke County, Virginia to William H. and Mary Jay (née Foote) Whiting in Millwood, Virginia.^[1] He was the valedictorian of his 1880 graduating class from Hampden–Sydney College,^[2] where he also earned his master's degree in 1882.^[1] He was an assistant at Prince Edward Academy in Worsham, Virginia from 1881 to 1886 and in 1888 he founded Clay Hill Academy in his hometown of Millwood — where he would stay for the next fourteen years.^[2]

Whiting was hired as a professor of Latin at Hampden–Sydney in 1902 and served in that role until his retirement in 1939.^[3]

References

1. http://whitlockfamilyassociation.com.s3.amazonaws.com/sources/references/R2250.pdf
2. Hampden–Sydney College (1912). Kaleidoscope 1912. Hampden–Sydney, VA: Hampden–Sydney College. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
3. Brock, Robert (April 1949). "Dr. W. H. Whiting, Jr. The End Of An Era". The Record (Hampden–Sydney) 23 (3): 3–5. Retrieved October 27, 2014.