Background
Whittle, Kennon CAithness was born on October 12, 1891 in Martinsville, Virginia, United States. Son of Stafford Gorman and Ruth (Drewry) Whittle.
Whittle, Kennon CAithness was born on October 12, 1891 in Martinsville, Virginia, United States. Son of Stafford Gorman and Ruth (Drewry) Whittle.
Bachelor of Laws, Washington and Lee University, 1914. Doctor of Laws, Washington and Lee University, 1952.
Practice, Martinsville, 1914-1944; judge, 7th Judicial Court Virginia, 1944-1950; became justice, Virginia Supreme Court Appeals, 1951; later associate justice, Virginia Supreme Court Appeals. Board directors American Furniture Company, 1st National Bank Martinsville, Lee Telephone Сompany, Jamestown Corporation.
Member of the board of trustees Washington and Lee University Served as 1st sergeant United States Army, World War I. Member American, Virginia (past president) bar associations, American Legion (president 1921), American Judicature Society, Virginia Historical Society, Sons of Cincinnati, Masons, Knights of Pythias, Elks, Forest Park Country Club, Commonwealth Club, Phi Delta Phi, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Married Mary Holt Spencer, October 20, 1920. Children: Mary Whittle Woodson, Stafford G., Kennon C.