Justin Rice Whiting (February 18, 1847-January 31, 1903) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Whiting was born in Bath, New York, and moved to Michigan in 1849 with his parents, who settled in St. Clair, Michigan. He attended the public schools and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor from 1863 to 1865. He worked as a merchant and manufacturer. Whiting was elected mayor of St. Wikipedia
...WHITING, Justin Rice, (1847 - 1903) WHITING, Justin Rice, a Representative from Michigan; born in Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., February 18, 1847; moved to Michigan in 1849 with his parents, ... bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000415/
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