Background
Whittington, William Madison was born on May 4, 1878 in Little Springs, Mississippi, United States. Son of Alexander Madison and Margaret Isaphene (McGehee) Whittington.
Whittington, William Madison was born on May 4, 1878 in Little Springs, Mississippi, United States. Son of Alexander Madison and Margaret Isaphene (McGehee) Whittington.
Bachelor of Arts, Mississippi College, 1898. Bachelor of Laws, University Mississippi, 1899.
Admitted to Mississippi bar, 1900, and began practice at Meadville. Removed to Greenwood, Mississippi, 1904. Member City Council, Greenwood, 1906-1910.
Member Mississippi Senate, 1916-1920, 24-25 (resigned). Member 69th to 81st Congresses (1925-1951), 3d Mississippi District.
Member American, Mississippi bar associations. Mason, Elk, Woodman.
Married Anna Ward Aven, July 20, 1910. Children: Mary Bailey, William Madison, Charles Aven.