Charles W. Whipple
American politician
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| Intro | American politician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Lawyer Politician Judge | |
| Work field | Law Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1805, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, U.S.A. | |
| Death | January 1856 (aged 51 years) | |
| Politics: | Democratic Party |
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Charles W. Whipple (1805, Fort Wayne, Indiana – January 1856) was an American attorney, politician who served as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, and Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He was the secretary of the Michigan constitutional convention of 1835 and a delegate to the convention of 1850. Further, Whipple served as secretary of the second session of the Sixth Legislative Council.
Whipple's father, Major John Whipple, was an officer during the War of 1812 and served under Mad Anthony Wayne.