Joseph Whitaker (industrialist)
Joseph Whitaker (March 29, 1789 – November 30, 1870) was an American industrialist, landowner, and legislator in the Phoenixville and Mont Clare area of Pennsylvania, during the 19th century. He was a member of the Whitaker iron family.
Joseph Whitaker | |
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Drawing of Whitaker and his wife in a 1917 newspaper | |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Chester County district | |
| In office 1844–1844 | |
| Preceded by | Emmor Elton, John Beidler, Robert Parke, Jesse C. Dickey |
| Succeeded by | William Price, Robert Parke, Jesse C. Dickey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1789 |
| Died | November 30, 1870 (aged 81) Mont Clare, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Grace Adams
(m. 1811; died 1870) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker (grandson) John Waters (great-great-great grandson) |
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