The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-24
PROMINENT INSURANCE MAN.
William Dunbar Whiting. Who Died in
 New York Last Week.

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 New York Last Week.
 William Dunbar Whiting, who was the consulting actuary of the Connecti- cut insurance department during the first two years of Commissioner Betts' administration, died at his home, No. 20 East Seventy Fifth street, New York city, Thursday. He was descendant of an old Massachusetts family and was born in New Orleans December 13, 1S44 He was educated as civil engineer, and passed some years in that capacity in the West Indies. He received his de- gree from the University of the City of New York, in 1877, and that of M. D. in 1881. From 1869 to 1876 he was actu- ary of the United States Life Insurance company, and was admitted to the New York bar in 1877, making speciality of insurance law practice. He was actuary of the Maine insurance department for eight years, and as such had represent ed it in the annual conventions of state insurance department officials.
 MT. Whiting became identified with the Connecticut insurance department during the commissionership of the Hon. O. R. Fyler who selected the men under him with great acuteness and in- telligence. When MT. Betts assumed the duties of the department, MT. Whit ing was retained in the advisory ca- pacity, which he had occupied and as an insurance examiner. In the suit that was brought against the Aetna Life by Commissioner Betts, MT. Whit ing was the consulting actuary. The quadrennial examination of the ccm- pany had been made under MT Whit
 ing and it was through his service that l the suit was instituted. MT. Whiting conducted the quadrennial examination of the Phoenix Mutual Life, which was begun last year He was the consult l ing actuary of the Hartford Life Insur- ance company during the last two years under President R. B. Parker, and was consulted by the National Life as- sociation. As the consulting actuary of the companies, it became necessary for him to withdraw from the state, de- partment.
 MT. Whiting was a member of the Actuarial society of America, of the Royal British Actuarial society and of the Blooming Grove Park association. Last April he attended the Interna- tonal Congress of Actuaries in London as delegate. He was a regular at tendant at meetings of actuares, and frequently read papers. The law firm of which MT, Whiting was a member is Buel, Toucey & Whiting, and just two years ago Saturday MT. Buel was suddenly stricken and died.
 Mir Whiting spent the most of his early life in New Orleans, residing in the same house with James Anderson of Wethersfield. The fate of war separated them and it was not for twenty odd years after the civil struggle that they met again, The event occurred here after MT Whiting became connected with the insurance department The unexpected meeting was the occasion of great joy to MT. Whiting The deceased was twice married. The second wife survives him, also a married daughter in England, and son and daughter in New York city. The funeral was held at the house on Saturday at D. m. The Rev. Dr. Charles H. Eaton con- ducted the service. The interment was in Mount Auburn cemetery, Boston, yes terday.