William Dean Whiting
American silversmith and jeweler
About William Dean Whiting
Lived 1815 – 1891 (aged 75). William Dean Whiting was a silversmith and jeweler.
William Dean Whiting (December 23, 1815 - November 26, 1891) was an American silversmith and jeweler. He was the founder of the Whiting Manufacturing Company, and "one of the most prominent jewelry manufacturers" in the United States according to the Boston Globe. He was trained by Draper and Tifft, a jewelry company co-founded by his uncle John Tifft.
Whiting died on November 26, 1891, in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, at 76. His son Frank M. Whiting was also a silversmith.
By 1891, William Dean Whiting was described as "one of the most prominent jewelry manufacturers" in the United States by the Boston Globe.
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Who was William Dean Whiting?
American silversmith and jeweler (1815-1891)
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William Dean Whiting was born on 23 December 1815 in Attleboro.
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William Dean Whiting died on 26 November 1891 in North Attleborough, Massachusetts.
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William Dean Whiting was a silversmith and jeweler.
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