Biography

08/16/1861 - 08/17/1921

WHITTINGHAM, Alexander J., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, August 16, 1861 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; superintendent, American District Telegraph Company; elected, city council, Philadelphia (2 years), member, school board, 36th Ward (11 years; secretary, 8 years); secretary, Ward Republican Executive Committee (2 years); elected as a Republican for the 1899 term; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1901 term; real estate assessor, Philadelphia Board of Revision and Taxes (16 years); died, August 17, 1921 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.