James R. Whiting
James Raynor Whiting (April 30, 1803 – March 16, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]He was New York County District Attorney from 1838 to 1844. In 1842 as District Attorney, he prosecuted John C. Colt for the murder of Samuel Adams.[1][2]
In November 1855, he was elected on the Democratic ticket a justice of the New York Supreme Court, and took office on January 1, 1856, but resigned the following year. In November 1857, Josiah Sutherland was elected to fill the vacancy.[3]
In November 1856, Whiting ran on a Reform ticket for Mayor of New York City, but he and four other candidates were defeated by Fernando Wood.[4]
Whiting also owned and developed real estate. For example, he once owned the Broadway Theatre, demolished it, and replaced it with a modern textile showroom.[5]
He was buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Schecter, Harold (2010). Killer Colt: Murder, Disgrace, and the Making of an American Legend. Random House. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-345-47681-4.
- ^ "Obituary. James R. Whiting". New York Herald. March 19, 1872. p. 10, column 2.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Hough, Franklin B. (1858). The New-York Civil List. Albany, N. Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. pp. 350, 377. (gives wrong first name, "John", on page 350])
- ^ "City Election" (PDF). The New York Times. November 12, 1855. "The Elections To-morrow" (PDF). The New York Times. November 3, 1856.
- ^ "Will Jarvie Buy Tiny Corner Plot?" (PDF). The New York Times. November 24, 1912.
Mr. Whiting, in his day, was a large owner of realty in that locality. He bought the old Broadway Theatre, which stood on the former Tefft-Weller Building site, 326 to 330 Broadway, and erected the structure soon after 1859, when the theatre was torn down.
- ^ "Funeral Obsequies of Ex-Judge Whiting" (PDF). The New York Times. March 21, 1872. (has typo in middle name, "Traynor")
