Utah State Senator
Founder and President of the First National Bank of Nephi
Son of James Montgomery Whitmore and Elizabeth Carter
Marriage
To Mary Elizabeth Hague
California Death Index
Name: George C Whitmore
Age: 63 (b. 1855)
Death Date: 8 Nov 1917
Death Place: Los Angeles, California
Bio (from 1920 Historical Bio)
George C. Whitmore, husband of Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore, and son James M & Elizabeth (Carter) Whitmore, was born January 26, 1853, at Waxahachie, Texas, and educated in the schools of St. George, Utah. His father, a physician, came to Utah in 1857 with the Homer Duncan company, settling first at Salt Lake and afterward removing to St. George, Utah, where he was very prominent in Mormon circles, and at the time of his death, which occurred in 1866, was one of the leading ranchers and stockmen of southern Utah. He was killed by the Navajos at Pipe Springs, Utah. A very brave and fearless man, Dr. James M. Whitmore was a son of John and Elizabeth (Burk) Whitmore, representatives of an old family of Tennessee.
Young George C Whitmore left St. George and in 1872 went to Nephi, where he became a leading citizen of Juab County, figuring prominently for many years as a rancher, stockman, merchant, banker and statesman. He thus contributed in marked measure to the development and up building of the district in which he lived and also left the impress of his individuality upon the legislative history of the state. He served for two terms as a member of the Utah senate, being elected on the democratic ticket in 1899 and again in 1903. He established the First National Bank of Nephi in 1886 and remained president thereof until his demise, which occurred in Pasadena, California, November 8, 1917.
In the meantime he had made large investments in land in various parts of Utah and Nevada, more especially in Carbon County, Utah. He took a keen interest in affairs relating to the progress and up building of the state as well, served as a member of the board of trustees of the Utah Agricultural College from 1902 until 1906 and was a regent of the University of Utah from 1910 until his death. He was also for years a member of the board of the State Mental Hospital at Provo and cooperated heartily in every well defined plan and project for the up building of the commonwealth. He was, moreover, a recognized leader in democratic circles and was a delegate to the national conventions of his party in 1904 and 1912. He likewise belonged to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.
His great heart beat for all unfortunate beings, regardless of race or creed, and he gave liberally to many public charities. He was a man of broad humanitarian principles, noble in spirit and honest in deed; was a firm believer in Utah; and such were his activities and his high ideals that he did much to shape the history of the state.
His children included George M.; John W.; Edith, the widow of William J. Sparks, of Salt Lake; Roscoe P., who passed away in 1909 at the age of twenty six years; Delia, the widow of Dr. J. M. Foster; L. A., a public accountant residing in Salt Lake City; H. E., who acts as teller of the National Copper Bank in Salt Lake; and Bernice, the wife of Lewis Karrick, of Salt Lake. (Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
Death Notice
The Ogden Standard, Fri, Nov 9, 1917, p.10
Funeral
The Times-News, Fri, Nov 16, 1917
Utah Cemetery Inventory
Name: George C. Whitmore
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1855
Birth Place: Waxahatchie, Texas
Death Date: 8 Nov 1917
Cemetery: Nephi Vine Bluff Cemetery
Source: Sexton / Grant
Grave Location: Vb_B_2_21_4
Relatives: Mother Whitmore, Elizabeth C.
Father Whitmore, Jas. M.
Cemetery Index
Name: George C Whitmore
Birth Year: 1855
Death Year: 1917
Cemetery Name: Vine Bluff Cemetery
Cemetery Place: Nephi, Juab, Utah
Son
(Excerpt from Historical Bio, 1920)
George M. Whitmore, cashier of the First National Bank of Nephi, in which city he was born, is a son of George Carter and Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore. In the acquirement of his education George M. Whitmore attended the Salt Lake Seminary and also pursued a business course in the Agricultural College at Logan. Throughout his business career he has been closely associated with financial interests. He was assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Nephi until advanced to the position of cashier, in which capacity he has served since 1902. The Nephi Bank has established branch banks, including the State Bank of Payson, the Fillmore Commercial & Savings Bank and the Fountain Green State Bank. The resources of the First National Bank of Nephi have grown from four hundred thousand to one million dollars since Mr. Whitmore became cashier. He also has large land interests, which include city property, cattle and mercantile interests.
In 1900 Mr. Whitmore was married to Miss Pearl McCune, who was born in Salt Lake but was reared in Nephi and they had one son, Max, who is a student in the East high school at Salt Lake City. The wife and mother passed away in 1908 and Mr. Whitmore was married in 1914 to Margaret Rose, of Wichita, Kansas, who was, however, of Kentucky parentage.
Mr. Whitmore was mayor of Nephi from 1911 until 1913, being the only democrat who has ever occupied that position, a fact indicative of his personal worth and the confidence reposed in him. He is a representative of an old family of the state and the work which was instituted by his grandfather and continued by his father to a notable point in the progress and up building of Utah is being carried on by the son. (Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
Son
(Historical 1920 Bio)
John W. Whitmore is a progressive business man of Nephi, where he is conducting mercantile interests under the name of the Toggery Clothing Store. He has also figured actively in public affairs as county commissioner of Juab county. He was born at Nephi in 1879, a son of George Carter and Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore, the father being prominently mentioned in the sketch of George C. Whitmore on another page of this work.
John W. Whitmore supplemented his public school education by study in the Utah Agricultural College at Logan, from which in due course of time he was graduated. When his textbooks were put aside he became extensively engaged in farming in Carbon county, where he still has large land holdings and agricultural interests. In 1908, however, he removed to Nephi to become a factor in its commercial circles. Here he established the Toggery Clothing Store and for twelve years has now successfully conducted the business, which has grown to one of the large proportions, his establishment being one of the leading stores of the kind in this part of the State. Mr. Whitmore is also a director in the First National Bank of Nephi.
In 1904 Mr. Whitmore was married to Matilda Barton, of Salt Lake City, a daughter of W. B. and Ellen Barton, of Salt Lake, where her father was for years engaged in merchandising. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmore have three children, Katharine, Alice and George B.
Mr. Whitmore is a member of the Commercial Club of Nephi and in 1900 was elected county commissioner of Juab county on the democratic ticket for a four year's term.
(Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
Founder and President of the First National Bank of Nephi
Son of James Montgomery Whitmore and Elizabeth Carter
Marriage
To Mary Elizabeth Hague
California Death Index
Name: George C Whitmore
Age: 63 (b. 1855)
Death Date: 8 Nov 1917
Death Place: Los Angeles, California
Bio (from 1920 Historical Bio)
George C. Whitmore, husband of Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore, and son James M & Elizabeth (Carter) Whitmore, was born January 26, 1853, at Waxahachie, Texas, and educated in the schools of St. George, Utah. His father, a physician, came to Utah in 1857 with the Homer Duncan company, settling first at Salt Lake and afterward removing to St. George, Utah, where he was very prominent in Mormon circles, and at the time of his death, which occurred in 1866, was one of the leading ranchers and stockmen of southern Utah. He was killed by the Navajos at Pipe Springs, Utah. A very brave and fearless man, Dr. James M. Whitmore was a son of John and Elizabeth (Burk) Whitmore, representatives of an old family of Tennessee.
Young George C Whitmore left St. George and in 1872 went to Nephi, where he became a leading citizen of Juab County, figuring prominently for many years as a rancher, stockman, merchant, banker and statesman. He thus contributed in marked measure to the development and up building of the district in which he lived and also left the impress of his individuality upon the legislative history of the state. He served for two terms as a member of the Utah senate, being elected on the democratic ticket in 1899 and again in 1903. He established the First National Bank of Nephi in 1886 and remained president thereof until his demise, which occurred in Pasadena, California, November 8, 1917.
In the meantime he had made large investments in land in various parts of Utah and Nevada, more especially in Carbon County, Utah. He took a keen interest in affairs relating to the progress and up building of the state as well, served as a member of the board of trustees of the Utah Agricultural College from 1902 until 1906 and was a regent of the University of Utah from 1910 until his death. He was also for years a member of the board of the State Mental Hospital at Provo and cooperated heartily in every well defined plan and project for the up building of the commonwealth. He was, moreover, a recognized leader in democratic circles and was a delegate to the national conventions of his party in 1904 and 1912. He likewise belonged to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.
His great heart beat for all unfortunate beings, regardless of race or creed, and he gave liberally to many public charities. He was a man of broad humanitarian principles, noble in spirit and honest in deed; was a firm believer in Utah; and such were his activities and his high ideals that he did much to shape the history of the state.
His children included George M.; John W.; Edith, the widow of William J. Sparks, of Salt Lake; Roscoe P., who passed away in 1909 at the age of twenty six years; Delia, the widow of Dr. J. M. Foster; L. A., a public accountant residing in Salt Lake City; H. E., who acts as teller of the National Copper Bank in Salt Lake; and Bernice, the wife of Lewis Karrick, of Salt Lake. (Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
Death Notice
The Ogden Standard, Fri, Nov 9, 1917, p.10
Funeral
The Times-News, Fri, Nov 16, 1917
Utah Cemetery Inventory
Name: George C. Whitmore
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1855
Birth Place: Waxahatchie, Texas
Death Date: 8 Nov 1917
Cemetery: Nephi Vine Bluff Cemetery
Source: Sexton / Grant
Grave Location: Vb_B_2_21_4
Relatives: Mother Whitmore, Elizabeth C.
Father Whitmore, Jas. M.
Cemetery Index
Name: George C Whitmore
Birth Year: 1855
Death Year: 1917
Cemetery Name: Vine Bluff Cemetery
Cemetery Place: Nephi, Juab, Utah
Son
(Excerpt from Historical Bio, 1920)
George M. Whitmore, cashier of the First National Bank of Nephi, in which city he was born, is a son of George Carter and Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore. In the acquirement of his education George M. Whitmore attended the Salt Lake Seminary and also pursued a business course in the Agricultural College at Logan. Throughout his business career he has been closely associated with financial interests. He was assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Nephi until advanced to the position of cashier, in which capacity he has served since 1902. The Nephi Bank has established branch banks, including the State Bank of Payson, the Fillmore Commercial & Savings Bank and the Fountain Green State Bank. The resources of the First National Bank of Nephi have grown from four hundred thousand to one million dollars since Mr. Whitmore became cashier. He also has large land interests, which include city property, cattle and mercantile interests.
In 1900 Mr. Whitmore was married to Miss Pearl McCune, who was born in Salt Lake but was reared in Nephi and they had one son, Max, who is a student in the East high school at Salt Lake City. The wife and mother passed away in 1908 and Mr. Whitmore was married in 1914 to Margaret Rose, of Wichita, Kansas, who was, however, of Kentucky parentage.
Mr. Whitmore was mayor of Nephi from 1911 until 1913, being the only democrat who has ever occupied that position, a fact indicative of his personal worth and the confidence reposed in him. He is a representative of an old family of the state and the work which was instituted by his grandfather and continued by his father to a notable point in the progress and up building of Utah is being carried on by the son. (Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
Son
(Historical 1920 Bio)
John W. Whitmore is a progressive business man of Nephi, where he is conducting mercantile interests under the name of the Toggery Clothing Store. He has also figured actively in public affairs as county commissioner of Juab county. He was born at Nephi in 1879, a son of George Carter and Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore, the father being prominently mentioned in the sketch of George C. Whitmore on another page of this work.
John W. Whitmore supplemented his public school education by study in the Utah Agricultural College at Logan, from which in due course of time he was graduated. When his textbooks were put aside he became extensively engaged in farming in Carbon county, where he still has large land holdings and agricultural interests. In 1908, however, he removed to Nephi to become a factor in its commercial circles. Here he established the Toggery Clothing Store and for twelve years has now successfully conducted the business, which has grown to one of the large proportions, his establishment being one of the leading stores of the kind in this part of the State. Mr. Whitmore is also a director in the First National Bank of Nephi.
In 1904 Mr. Whitmore was married to Matilda Barton, of Salt Lake City, a daughter of W. B. and Ellen Barton, of Salt Lake, where her father was for years engaged in merchandising. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmore have three children, Katharine, Alice and George B.
Mr. Whitmore is a member of the Commercial Club of Nephi and in 1900 was elected county commissioner of Juab county on the democratic ticket for a four year's term.
(Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
Utah State Senator
Founder and President of the First National Bank of Nephi
Son of James Montgomery Whitmore and Elizabeth Carter
Marriage
To Mary Elizabeth Hague
California Death Index
Name: George C Whitmore
Age: 63 (b. 1855)
Death Date: 8 Nov 1917
Death Place: Los Angeles, California
Bio (from 1920 Historical Bio)
George C. Whitmore, husband of Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore, and son James M & Elizabeth (Carter) Whitmore, was born January 26, 1853, at Waxahachie, Texas, and educated in the schools of St. George, Utah. His father, a physician, came to Utah in 1857 with the Homer Duncan company, settling first at Salt Lake and afterward removing to St. George, Utah, where he was very prominent in Mormon circles, and at the time of his death, which occurred in 1866, was one of the leading ranchers and stockmen of southern Utah. He was killed by the Navajos at Pipe Springs, Utah. A very brave and fearless man, Dr. James M. Whitmore was a son of John and Elizabeth (Burk) Whitmore, representatives of an old family of Tennessee.
Young George C Whitmore left St. George and in 1872 went to Nephi, where he became a leading citizen of Juab County, figuring prominently for many years as a rancher, stockman, merchant, banker and statesman. He thus contributed in marked measure to the development and up building of the district in which he lived and also left the impress of his individuality upon the legislative history of the state. He served for two terms as a member of the Utah senate, being elected on the democratic ticket in 1899 and again in 1903. He established the First National Bank of Nephi in 1886 and remained president thereof until his demise, which occurred in Pasadena, California, November 8, 1917.
In the meantime he had made large investments in land in various parts of Utah and Nevada, more especially in Carbon County, Utah. He took a keen interest in affairs relating to the progress and up building of the state as well, served as a member of the board of trustees of the Utah Agricultural College from 1902 until 1906 and was a regent of the University of Utah from 1910 until his death. He was also for years a member of the board of the State Mental Hospital at Provo and cooperated heartily in every well defined plan and project for the up building of the commonwealth. He was, moreover, a recognized leader in democratic circles and was a delegate to the national conventions of his party in 1904 and 1912. He likewise belonged to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.
His great heart beat for all unfortunate beings, regardless of race or creed, and he gave liberally to many public charities. He was a man of broad humanitarian principles, noble in spirit and honest in deed; was a firm believer in Utah; and such were his activities and his high ideals that he did much to shape the history of the state.
His children included George M.; John W.; Edith, the widow of William J. Sparks, of Salt Lake; Roscoe P., who passed away in 1909 at the age of twenty six years; Delia, the widow of Dr. J. M. Foster; L. A., a public accountant residing in Salt Lake City; H. E., who acts as teller of the National Copper Bank in Salt Lake; and Bernice, the wife of Lewis Karrick, of Salt Lake. (Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
Death Notice
The Ogden Standard, Fri, Nov 9, 1917, p.10
Funeral
The Times-News, Fri, Nov 16, 1917
Utah Cemetery Inventory
Name: George C. Whitmore
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1855
Birth Place: Waxahatchie, Texas
Death Date: 8 Nov 1917
Cemetery: Nephi Vine Bluff Cemetery
Source: Sexton / Grant
Grave Location: Vb_B_2_21_4
Relatives: Mother Whitmore, Elizabeth C.
Father Whitmore, Jas. M.
Cemetery Index
Name: George C Whitmore
Birth Year: 1855
Death Year: 1917
Cemetery Name: Vine Bluff Cemetery
Cemetery Place: Nephi, Juab, Utah
Son
(Excerpt from Historical Bio, 1920)
George M. Whitmore, cashier of the First National Bank of Nephi, in which city he was born, is a son of George Carter and Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore. In the acquirement of his education George M. Whitmore attended the Salt Lake Seminary and also pursued a business course in the Agricultural College at Logan. Throughout his business career he has been closely associated with financial interests. He was assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Nephi until advanced to the position of cashier, in which capacity he has served since 1902. The Nephi Bank has established branch banks, including the State Bank of Payson, the Fillmore Commercial & Savings Bank and the Fountain Green State Bank. The resources of the First National Bank of Nephi have grown from four hundred thousand to one million dollars since Mr. Whitmore became cashier. He also has large land interests, which include city property, cattle and mercantile interests.
In 1900 Mr. Whitmore was married to Miss Pearl McCune, who was born in Salt Lake but was reared in Nephi and they had one son, Max, who is a student in the East high school at Salt Lake City. The wife and mother passed away in 1908 and Mr. Whitmore was married in 1914 to Margaret Rose, of Wichita, Kansas, who was, however, of Kentucky parentage.
Mr. Whitmore was mayor of Nephi from 1911 until 1913, being the only democrat who has ever occupied that position, a fact indicative of his personal worth and the confidence reposed in him. He is a representative of an old family of the state and the work which was instituted by his grandfather and continued by his father to a notable point in the progress and up building of Utah is being carried on by the son. (Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
Son
(Historical 1920 Bio)
John W. Whitmore is a progressive business man of Nephi, where he is conducting mercantile interests under the name of the Toggery Clothing Store. He has also figured actively in public affairs as county commissioner of Juab county. He was born at Nephi in 1879, a son of George Carter and Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore, the father being prominently mentioned in the sketch of George C. Whitmore on another page of this work.
John W. Whitmore supplemented his public school education by study in the Utah Agricultural College at Logan, from which in due course of time he was graduated. When his textbooks were put aside he became extensively engaged in farming in Carbon county, where he still has large land holdings and agricultural interests. In 1908, however, he removed to Nephi to become a factor in its commercial circles. Here he established the Toggery Clothing Store and for twelve years has now successfully conducted the business, which has grown to one of the large proportions, his establishment being one of the leading stores of the kind in this part of the State. Mr. Whitmore is also a director in the First National Bank of Nephi.
In 1904 Mr. Whitmore was married to Matilda Barton, of Salt Lake City, a daughter of W. B. and Ellen Barton, of Salt Lake, where her father was for years engaged in merchandising. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmore have three children, Katharine, Alice and George B.
Mr. Whitmore is a member of the Commercial Club of Nephi and in 1900 was elected county commissioner of Juab county on the democratic ticket for a four year's term.
(Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
Founder and President of the First National Bank of Nephi
Son of James Montgomery Whitmore and Elizabeth Carter
Marriage
To Mary Elizabeth Hague
California Death Index
Name: George C Whitmore
Age: 63 (b. 1855)
Death Date: 8 Nov 1917
Death Place: Los Angeles, California
Bio (from 1920 Historical Bio)
George C. Whitmore, husband of Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore, and son James M & Elizabeth (Carter) Whitmore, was born January 26, 1853, at Waxahachie, Texas, and educated in the schools of St. George, Utah. His father, a physician, came to Utah in 1857 with the Homer Duncan company, settling first at Salt Lake and afterward removing to St. George, Utah, where he was very prominent in Mormon circles, and at the time of his death, which occurred in 1866, was one of the leading ranchers and stockmen of southern Utah. He was killed by the Navajos at Pipe Springs, Utah. A very brave and fearless man, Dr. James M. Whitmore was a son of John and Elizabeth (Burk) Whitmore, representatives of an old family of Tennessee.
Young George C Whitmore left St. George and in 1872 went to Nephi, where he became a leading citizen of Juab County, figuring prominently for many years as a rancher, stockman, merchant, banker and statesman. He thus contributed in marked measure to the development and up building of the district in which he lived and also left the impress of his individuality upon the legislative history of the state. He served for two terms as a member of the Utah senate, being elected on the democratic ticket in 1899 and again in 1903. He established the First National Bank of Nephi in 1886 and remained president thereof until his demise, which occurred in Pasadena, California, November 8, 1917.
In the meantime he had made large investments in land in various parts of Utah and Nevada, more especially in Carbon County, Utah. He took a keen interest in affairs relating to the progress and up building of the state as well, served as a member of the board of trustees of the Utah Agricultural College from 1902 until 1906 and was a regent of the University of Utah from 1910 until his death. He was also for years a member of the board of the State Mental Hospital at Provo and cooperated heartily in every well defined plan and project for the up building of the commonwealth. He was, moreover, a recognized leader in democratic circles and was a delegate to the national conventions of his party in 1904 and 1912. He likewise belonged to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.
His great heart beat for all unfortunate beings, regardless of race or creed, and he gave liberally to many public charities. He was a man of broad humanitarian principles, noble in spirit and honest in deed; was a firm believer in Utah; and such were his activities and his high ideals that he did much to shape the history of the state.
His children included George M.; John W.; Edith, the widow of William J. Sparks, of Salt Lake; Roscoe P., who passed away in 1909 at the age of twenty six years; Delia, the widow of Dr. J. M. Foster; L. A., a public accountant residing in Salt Lake City; H. E., who acts as teller of the National Copper Bank in Salt Lake; and Bernice, the wife of Lewis Karrick, of Salt Lake. (Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
Death Notice
The Ogden Standard, Fri, Nov 9, 1917, p.10
Funeral
The Times-News, Fri, Nov 16, 1917
Utah Cemetery Inventory
Name: George C. Whitmore
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1855
Birth Place: Waxahatchie, Texas
Death Date: 8 Nov 1917
Cemetery: Nephi Vine Bluff Cemetery
Source: Sexton / Grant
Grave Location: Vb_B_2_21_4
Relatives: Mother Whitmore, Elizabeth C.
Father Whitmore, Jas. M.
Cemetery Index
Name: George C Whitmore
Birth Year: 1855
Death Year: 1917
Cemetery Name: Vine Bluff Cemetery
Cemetery Place: Nephi, Juab, Utah
Son
(Excerpt from Historical Bio, 1920)
George M. Whitmore, cashier of the First National Bank of Nephi, in which city he was born, is a son of George Carter and Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore. In the acquirement of his education George M. Whitmore attended the Salt Lake Seminary and also pursued a business course in the Agricultural College at Logan. Throughout his business career he has been closely associated with financial interests. He was assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Nephi until advanced to the position of cashier, in which capacity he has served since 1902. The Nephi Bank has established branch banks, including the State Bank of Payson, the Fillmore Commercial & Savings Bank and the Fountain Green State Bank. The resources of the First National Bank of Nephi have grown from four hundred thousand to one million dollars since Mr. Whitmore became cashier. He also has large land interests, which include city property, cattle and mercantile interests.
In 1900 Mr. Whitmore was married to Miss Pearl McCune, who was born in Salt Lake but was reared in Nephi and they had one son, Max, who is a student in the East high school at Salt Lake City. The wife and mother passed away in 1908 and Mr. Whitmore was married in 1914 to Margaret Rose, of Wichita, Kansas, who was, however, of Kentucky parentage.
Mr. Whitmore was mayor of Nephi from 1911 until 1913, being the only democrat who has ever occupied that position, a fact indicative of his personal worth and the confidence reposed in him. He is a representative of an old family of the state and the work which was instituted by his grandfather and continued by his father to a notable point in the progress and up building of Utah is being carried on by the son. (Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
Son
(Historical 1920 Bio)
John W. Whitmore is a progressive business man of Nephi, where he is conducting mercantile interests under the name of the Toggery Clothing Store. He has also figured actively in public affairs as county commissioner of Juab county. He was born at Nephi in 1879, a son of George Carter and Mary Elizabeth (Hague) Whitmore, the father being prominently mentioned in the sketch of George C. Whitmore on another page of this work.
John W. Whitmore supplemented his public school education by study in the Utah Agricultural College at Logan, from which in due course of time he was graduated. When his textbooks were put aside he became extensively engaged in farming in Carbon county, where he still has large land holdings and agricultural interests. In 1908, however, he removed to Nephi to become a factor in its commercial circles. Here he established the Toggery Clothing Store and for twelve years has now successfully conducted the business, which has grown to one of the large proportions, his establishment being one of the leading stores of the kind in this part of the State. Mr. Whitmore is also a director in the First National Bank of Nephi.
In 1904 Mr. Whitmore was married to Matilda Barton, of Salt Lake City, a daughter of W. B. and Ellen Barton, of Salt Lake, where her father was for years engaged in merchandising. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmore have three children, Katharine, Alice and George B.
Mr. Whitmore is a member of the Commercial Club of Nephi and in 1900 was elected county commissioner of Juab county on the democratic ticket for a four year's term.
(Source: Utah Since Statehood, Noble Warrum; Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1920)
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