Background
Whitaker, the son of Valmore A., and Emma Louise (Beckwith) Whitaker, was born at North Adams, Massachusetts on December 11, 1874.
Whitaker, the son of Valmore A., and Emma Louise (Beckwith) Whitaker, was born at North Adams, Massachusetts on December 11, 1874.
Whitaker received his early education at Worcester Academy, he went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts from Yale College, in 1898.
After he graduated from Yale, Whitaker went to work for the North Adams Savings Bank, additionally, soon after his graduation he was the Treasurer, and a Director of, the Hoosac Valley Street Railway.