Background
Whitman, John Lorin was born on July 23, 1862 in Sterling, Illinois, United States. Son of Platt L. and Helen (Quick) Whitman.
Whitman, John Lorin was born on July 23, 1862 in Sterling, Illinois, United States. Son of Platt L. and Helen (Quick) Whitman.
Public schools private seminary, Sterling, Illinois.
Guard and chief clerk, Cook County Jail, 1890-1895, and jailer, 1895-1907. Superintendent House of Correction (2,000 inmates), 1907-1917. State superintendent of prisons of Illinois, 1917-1922.
Warden Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, April 10, 1922-June 1, 1926 (resigned).
Director Central Howard Association of Cook County.
Member Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen of America, National Union.
Married Anna M. Glennon, November 14, 1880.