children termstart termend birth_date term_end alma_mater state_house order term_start spouse name occupation predecessor birth_place party office district successor article_title
two 1848 1839 1852 1855 1805 december 30 , 1837 1838 west point michigan 2nd january 2 , 1837 1833 margaret charles w. whipple attorney ezra convis epaphroditus ransom fort wayne , indiana democratic speaker of the michigan supreme court justice of the michigan supreme of court the michigan house of representatives chief justice wayne county kinsley s. bingham warner wing charles w. whipple

charles w. whipple

charles w. whipple was an attorney , politician , and statesman who served as speaker of the michigan house of representatives and as 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 .
