Background
Whitmore, George Washington was born on August 26, 1824 in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States.
Whitmore, George Washington was born on August 26, 1824 in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States.
Born in McMinn County, Tennessee, Whitmore attended public schools. He studied law.
He moved to Texas in 1848. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Tyler, Texas. He served as district attorney for the ninth judicial district in 1866.
He was appointed register in bankruptcy in 1867.
Upon the readmission of Texas, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress and served from March 30, 1870, to March 3, 1871. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress.
He resumed the practice of law. He died in Tyler, Texas, October 14, 1876.
He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1852, 1853, and 1858.