Chatham-Fulton County GaArchives Biographies.....Whittle, Francis M. unknown - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
p. 906-907

   FRANCIS M. WHITTLE. Conspicuous among the foremost citizens of Savannah is
Francis M. Whittle, who as division manager of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Company is identified with one of its more important industries, at the same
time being an active member of the public-spirited group of young men that are
fostering the progressive movement for the greater development of the city. A
son of the late Rev. Francis M. Whittle, he was born at Berryville, Clarke
county, Virginia, on the paternal side tracing his ancestry back to John Rolfe
and Pocahontas, the Indian princess, from whom were also descended the Randolph,
Boiling, and other noted Virginian families.

   Two of Mr. Whittle's uncles, the late Lewis M. Whittle, of Macon, and Col.
Powhatan Whittle, settled in Georgia prior to the Civil war, both being lawyers.
Colonel Whittle enlisted as a soldier in that conflict, and while serving as
colonel of a Georgia regiment lost an arm at the battle of Gettysburg. A civil
engineer in his earlier life, Lewis M. Whittle became a cripple as the result of
an accident which befell him while he was assisting in the building of the
railroad between Atlanta and Chattanooga. Going then to Macon, Georgia, he took
up the study of law, was admitted to the bar, and became one of the most
distinguished lawyers of the state. He was also prominent in public affairs,
serving as member of the Georgia state senate under the Confederate regime.

   Born in Mecklenburg county, Virginia, Rev. Francis M. Whittle, D. D., came
from a family that for many generations had been prominent in the history of the
Old Dominion. Admitted to the priesthood of the Episcopal church in Virginia, he
was made rector of an Episcopal church in Louisville, Kentucky, prior to the
Civil war. Soon after the outbreak of that conflict, on account of his
unqualified adherence to the Confederate cause, he was taken prisoner by the
Federal authorities and confined in prison for some time. Elected bishop of
Virginia in 1868, he subsequently served in that capacity until his death, in
1905. He married Emily Carey Fairfax, who passed to the higher life. She was
born in Virginia, a descendant of George Fairfax, a nephew of Lord Thomas
Fairfax, one of the landed proprietors of Virginia, George Fairfax having
married a Miss Carey, who was sister to the wife of Lawrence Washington.

   Francis M. Whittle was educated, principally, in Richmond College, Virginia,
and was early trained to business pursuits. Since 1897 he has been connected
with Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, during the first five years being
located in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1902 he came to Savannah as division manager for
the company, which is among the world's largest manufacturers of fertilizers,
and whose Savannah plant is one of the city's greatest industries.

   Progressive and enterprising, Mr. Whittle has ever evinced a warm interest in
local progress and improvements, heartily endorsing all enterprises conducive to
the welfare of the community. He is a member, and one of the directors, of the
chamber of commerce; a member of the cotton exchange; of the yacht club; and of
the automobile club. He is an Episcopalian and a vestryman of Saint John's church.

   Mr. Whittle married Louise T. Hansell, of Roswell, Georgia, and into their
home four children have been born, namely: Lucy, Mary A., Lulu T., and Emily
Fairfax.


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A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913

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