Background
Whittaker, Douglas Arthur was born on June 21, 1889 in Morrisburg, Ontario. Son of Charles Theodore and Mary (Colquhoun) Whittaker.
Whittaker, Douglas Arthur was born on June 21, 1889 in Morrisburg, Ontario. Son of Charles Theodore and Mary (Colquhoun) Whittaker.
Educated Morrisburg Collegiate Institute.
Began as a junior with the Sherwin-Williams Company of Canada, Limited., Montreal, in October, 1905, president and managing director President Canada Paint Limited company, Winnipeg Paint & Glass Company, Limited, Canada, Carter White Lead Company of Canada, Limited, Lowe Brothers Company, Limited, Martin-Seour Company, Limited, Sherwin-Williams Company of Canada, Limited. President Quebec Division, Canadian Credit Men's Trust Association, 1925-1926, and Dominion president, 1930.
President Montreal Board of Trade, 1943-1944.
Fellow Chartered Institute of Secretaries, Credit Institute (Canada). Clubs: Mount Stephen, Kanawaki Golf, Caledonia Curling, Massawippi Country, Saint James’son
Married Gertrude Isobel Ballantyne, June 2, 1920.