William White Whittington, Jr., Rapides Parish, La
Submitted by: Suzanne Shoemaker

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Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville,  1890


     WILLIAM WHITE WHITTINGTON, JR., is a brilliant and noted attorney of the
Pelican State and is a man of advanced ideas, and while pursuing the
practice of his profession, takes an active interest in every move that
tends to the development of his state.  He was born in this parish December
12, 1839, to Hon. William White Whittington, Sr., and Mrs. Ann C. (Manadue)
Whittington, nee Holt, the former of whom was born, reared and educated at
Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md.  [See sketch.]  The paternal grandfather,
Judge William Whittington, was a prominent member of the Maryland bar, and
served for years with credit on the bench of what is known as the Eastern
Shore District of Maryland.  Ann C. Holt (Mrs. Whittington) was born in
Rapides Parish, La., being a daughter of William Holt.  Her eldest son by
Mr. Whittington is the subject of this sketch, there being three sons and
two daughters in the family, two sons and two daughters now living.  He
obtained a good early schooling, and supplemented this by a preparatory
course in Maryland, after which he entered Princeton College, N. J., from
which he was graduated in a thorough literary and classical course in the
class of 1862.  Returning to his home at the end of this time he went into
the Confederate Army as first lieutenant of an independent cavalry company,
and served throughout the remainder of the war.  Being a young man of
indomitable will power and good physique he bore the hardships and
privations of war well, and no braver soldier or officer ever carried a
sword.  After his return home from the war he was appointed clerk of the
district court of his parish, a position he filled from 1866 to 1868, and
then he engaged in the study of law, being admitted to the bar in August,
1869.  He has been an active practitioner ever since, and has since been
justice of the peace and notary public.  As a forcible and easy speaker he
has no superior and his wonderful energy has enabled him to overcome at
times what seemed insurmountable difficulties.  He was married in this
parish in 1873 to Miss Emily Walker, a native of Louisiana, and
granddaughter of Gov. Joseph Walker, of this state.  They have five sons
and two daughter:  William White, Jr., Mary Margaret, John Milton Sandidge,
George Purnell, Edward French, Robert Holt and Emily Ann.  Their eldest
child, William W., is deceased.  Mr. Whittington is a member of the A. O.
U. W. in which order he has held numerous offices.