Brief Life History of Chester Gillis
When Chester Gillis Whitman was born on 28 June 1906, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Frank C Whitman, was 46 and his mother, Christine Gillis, was 44. He had at least 3 sons with Mary Margaret Badger. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1952. He died on 18 March 1963, in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Saint Pauls Cemetery, Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Chester G Whitman, "United States Census, 1930"
- Chester Gillis Whitman, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Chester G Whitman, "Find A Grave Index"
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1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Whytman (Old English Hwītmann, from hwīt ‘white’ + mann ‘man’). Compare White 1 and also Wightman , with which this surname was probably confused.
History: John Whitman settled in Weymouth, MA, c. 1638. The poet Walt Whitman (1819–92) was descended from Joseph Whitman, who had settled in Stratford, CT, from England around 1660.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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