William V. Whitmore
Arizona GENWEB archives
Arizona, The Youngest State, 1913, pg. 13

Dr. William V. Whitmore, whose broad knowledge of the science 
of medicine and keen appreciation of the responsibilities 
which rest upon him have made him one of the most 
capable physicians and surgeons in Tucson, was born in 
Sagadahoc County Maine, April 16, 1862, a son of Thomas P. 
and Esther M. (Given) Whitmore.  The father was a native of 
Maine and of English ancestry, while the mother was a native 
of Long Island and of Scotch-Irish descent.  On the paternal 
side the Doctor traces his ancestry back to one of the Mayflower 
passengers.
  
He acquired his early education in the public schools of his 
native county and in 1885 was graduated from Bates College 
in Lewiston, Maine.  He spent one year in the medical 
department of Columbia University and then entered the 
medical department of the University of California receiving 
his degree of M.D. in 1890.  He took a one yearhospital course 
in the county hospital at Los Angeles, adding the benefits of 
practical experience to his formal training, and then opened 
an office for the practice of his profession at Wilmington, 
near Los Angeles.

After a year and a half spent at that place, Dr. Whitener 
came to Tucson, where he has been active in professional 
work since April 1892. He has built up a very large practice, 
his extensive patronage coming to him as an expression of the 
trust and confidence reposed in him by the general public.  
He is constantly broadening his knowledge by research and 
investigation and keeps in touch with the most advanced 
thought of his profession through his membership in various 
medical organizations, in all of which he has gained positions 
of distinction.  He has been for three terms president of the 
Pima Medical County Society, is past president of the Arizona 
State Medical Association and was delegate from Arizona 
to the convention of the American Medical Association held in 
St. Louis in 1910. In addition he has been for seven years a 
member of the board of state medical examiners. He is one of 
the owners of the Rodgers Hospital at Tucson.

Dr. Whitmore has been twice married. On April 16, 1891 he 
wedded Miss Lulu W. Hill who passed away leaving one son, 
William V. Jr.  On December 31, 1902 he was united 
in marriage to Miss Opal Le Baron McGauhey, by whom he 
had a son Paul G.