Background
Whitaker, Edwards was born on August 29, 1848 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of William A. and Letitia (Edwards) Whitaker.
Whitaker, Edwards was born on August 29, 1848 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of William A. and Letitia (Edwards) Whitaker.
Educational public schools.
C. (Mistress Samuel C. Davis). Began as clerk in quartermaster department United States Army, later in the United States sub-treasury office, Saint Louis, and with firm of Edwards & Matthews, bankers and brokers. Member firm Matthews & Whitaker, and upon retirement of Mr.
Matthews, 1890, title was changed to Whitaker & Hodgman, later Whitaker & Company.
President Boatmen’s Bank since 1910. Director Saint Louis Union Trust Company.
Clubs: Saint Louis, University, Noonday, Mercantile.
Married Sophia Taylor, of Kirkwood, Missouri, 1874.