Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameWHITTINGTON, William Madison Sr. 
Birth Date4 May 1878
Birth PlaceLittle Springs, Franklin County, Mississippi
Death Date20 Aug 1962 Age: 84
Death PlaceGreenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi
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Misc. Notes
US Congressman. An attorney, Whittington practiced law first in Roxie, Mississippi, and later in Greenwood, where he was a member of the City Council.
He served in the Mississippi Senate for eight years before running for Congress as a Democrat in 1924. A Representative from Mississippi in thirteen consecutive Congresses, from March 1925 until January 1951, Whittington chose not to run for reelection in 1950. He returned to Greenwood and resumed his law practice.
He served in the Mississippi Senate for eight years before running for Congress as a Democrat in 1924. A Representative from Mississippi in thirteen consecutive Congresses, from March 1925 until January 1951, Whittington chose not to run for reelection in 1950. He returned to Greenwood and resumed his law practice.
Spouses
1AVEN, Dr. Anna Ward Ph. D. , GGGG Granddaughter
, GGGG GranddaughterBirth Date10 Nov 1887
Death Date24 Jun 1981 Age: 93
Death PlaceGreenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi
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FatherAVEN, Prof. Algernon Jasper LL. D. (1858-1935)
MotherBAILEY, Mary B. (1848-1945)
Misc. Notes
Anna Ward Aven was the first women to graduate from Mississippi College and earned a Ph. D. from Bryn Mawr College.
Marr Date18 Jul 1910