W. B. Whitt

William Boggs Whitt
20th Mayor of Ashland, Kentucky
In office January 1, 1926 – December 19, 1926
Preceded by	W. M. Nicholson
Succeeded by	E. E. Ramey
Personal details
Born	(1867-09-17)September 17, 1867 Whitt, Carter County, Kentucky
Died	December 19, 1926(1926-12-19) (aged 59)[1] Ashland, Kentucky
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Bartola Jarvis Bessie J. Sexton
Children	8
Residence(s)	Ashland, Kentucky, US

William Boggs Whitt[2] (1867–1926) was an American businessman and politician.

He was the former mayor of Ashland, Kentucky,[3] who had also been a state senator. In 1895, Whitt organized a grocery store with Charles Kitchen in Ashland, calling it Kitchen, Whitt & Co. Three years later it was incorporated with a capital of $100,000.[4]

According to the Mount Sterling Advocate, "the people of Beckham County are especially indebted to Senator W. B. Whitt, through whose untiring energy and wise management, the formation of the county was secured".[5]

Whitt committed suicide on December 19, 1926, shooting himself through the heart.[6]

Notes and references

1. "Dixie-Whitt: Descendants of David Clinton Cocke" – via genealogy.com.
2. Ashland Directory. 1897.
3. A History of Ashland, Kentucky 1786-1954
4. Polk Johnson, E. (1912). A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians, Volume III – via google.com.
5. "W. B. Whitt". Mt. Sterling Advocate. republished online at ancestry.com. February 24, 1904. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
6. "Death notice". The Morning Leader. December 24, 1926.