About William Boggs Whitt
Lived 1867 – 1926 (aged 59). William Boggs Whitt was an American politician.
William Boggs Whitt (1867–1926) was an American businessman and politician.
He was the former mayor of Ashland, Kentucky, who had also been a state senator. In 1895, Whitt organized a grocery store with Charles Kitchen in Ashland, calling it Kitchen, Whitt & Co. Three years later it was incorporated with a capital of $100,000.
According to the Mount Sterling Advocate, "the people of Beckham County are especially indebted to Senator W. B. Whitt, through whose untiring energy and wise management, the formation of the county was secured".
Whitt committed suicide on December 19, 1926, shooting himself through the heart.
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Who was William Boggs Whitt?
American politician (1867–1926)
When was William Boggs Whitt born?
William Boggs Whitt was born on 17 September 1867 in Carter County, Kentucky.
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William Boggs Whitt died on 19 December 1926 in Ashland.
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William Boggs Whitt was a politician.
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