The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
DEATH TAKES AWAY
ROBERT WH|TTET, JR.
Chairman of Administrative Board
Dies After Long Illness. Aged
Eifty-one Years.
LONG PUBLIC CAREER
REACHES ITS CLOSE
Member OF City Council Many Years,
Was President Board of Aldermen
and Identified With Many Matters
of Municipal Moment.

Robert Whittet. Jr., chairman of
the Administrative Board, died yester-
day afternoon, at $50 O'Clock. at the
home OF his mother. Ne. 7i2 West
Grace Street. in his fifty-iirst year. The
funeral will he AT 3:3o o'clock Tues
day afternoon.
( Mr.. Whittet had been In i'll health
many months. His condition had been
serious for more than week, and his
death was not unexpected
/ He leaves his wife, three children.
three sisters, three brothers and his
mother. Mrs. Whittier was Miss Mar
tarie Mclean. of BROOKLYN. \. Y.
! His children are: Miss Ethel, Miss
Mary X, and Robert Whittet His
sisters are: Mrs. Christine Ryrie, oil
Toronto. Mrs. Harry Wood, and Mrs.
Daisy Frazier. of Richmond: and his
/ brothers are; Thomas. James and
Henry Cf NhHtet. all of Richmond
/ Public Career.
Mr.. Whittet was for many years
manager Of the printing firm OF
Whittet Il Shepperson. leaving that
firm to take the office OF member
/ of the Administrative Board, of which
/ body he YVES elected presiding officer.
/ His term of office in this body will
! expire on January |, of next year.
| He was probably one Of the most
widely known of public men, having
tserved In City Council a number Of
years, and having been most active IN
I important transactions i'm that body.
Mr. Whittet was identified in many
movements for the public good His
loyalty TO friends was proverhial lie
has sacrificed his own time and money
! for the benefit of others. and he was
.charita Bile to a degree.
| While In Council Mr.. White; served
on all the important committees. He
was identified with the street improve
ments. the construction of the settling
! bash the establishment of the NUM-
! cipal electric plant. the building of
1.-THE new city jail the granting OF the
I Traction franchise. which gave TO
| Richmond its Broad Street, Holly
iwood. and Church Hill car servic /:
the franchise placing wires under
! ground. and many other importa ut
questions with which the Council has
had much to do within the past two
decad es. including the annexation
/ problems.
/ President Board OF Aldermen.
I MIR. Whittet was elected president
/ OF the Board of Aldermen as a sue
cessor- of Major James Il. Wood. when
the latter was chosen superintendent
/ OF the state Penitentiary, and held the
position until his election as member
! of the Administrative Board. nearly
/ four years ago.
! The elder Robert Whittet was a
friend of Andrew Carnegie. and ii
was through his influence Mr.. Car
neGie offered to present the city a
library building. Council named a
com mittee to look into the matter
Leading citizens were placed on the
com mittee, among them the elder
whittet and his SON Robert Junior
was also a member from the Board OF
/ Aldermen, The project was finally
abandoned because the city did not
feel able TO expend the money for
upkeep and for preliminary expenses.
MIR. Whittet was active in urging
the city 20 proceed with the library