Born: January 1, 1800, Boston, Massachusetts. Died: March 21, 1861, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
Whittemore came from a poor family and had a troubled childhood. He ran away from two apprenticeships, but in 1820 met Rev. Hosea Ballou, who took the young man under his wing. Within a year, Whittemore was ordained, and pastored in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. He also edited the Trumpet and Universalist magazine, composed music, wrote books and pamphlets, served in the state legislature; gave temperance lectures, reorganized the bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and became president of the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad in 1849. His works include:
Music