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ALBERT P. WHITAKER, editor of the Venango Spectator, was born at Troy, New York, October 11, 1817. His father, John Whitaker, was a native of Chatham, Connecticut, born February 7, 1784. He married Abigail Sandford in New York city in April, 1816, and died in that city October 14, 1843. She was born in New York in 1797, and died there August 4, 1834. They were the parents of four children: Albert P., Frances A., James, and Lewis S. Our subject received his primary education in the common schools, and afterward went to an academy in New Jersey and New York city, and graduated at Marion College, Missouri. He came to Venango county in 1838, and clerked for A. W. Raymond until 1842, when he removed to Meadville, and became associated with Samuel W. Magill in the publication of the Democratic Republican. In 1844 he retired from this position, and resumed his former clerkship with Mr. Raymond. In January, 1849, having purchased the old material of the Democratic paper at Franklin, he issued the first number of the Venango Spectator, and, with the exception of about eight years, has been its editor and publisher ever since. He was married July 31, 1845, in Sandy Creek township, Venango county, to Mary Simcox, born October 28, 1824, and daughter of William and Jane (Marshall) Simcox, the former a native of Maryland, born in 1794, and the latter a native of Sandy Creek township, born in 1804. The following children are the fruits of this union: John H., deceased; Jane M., wife of George W. Plumer, of Akron, Ohio; Ann Eliza, wife of M. H. Mercer; Mary, wife of Reverend Marcus A. Tolman; William S.; Emma, wife of John V. Stephenson; Frances A.; Albert P., deceased, and Clara E. Politically Mr. Whitaker has always been an active Democrat. He has filled the positions of custom-house officer, burgess of Franklin, clerk to the county commissioners, and has been the choice of his party several times for different county offices, but because of the large majority of the opposing party he was always defeated. Mr. Whitaker is one of the oldest editors of Pennsylvania, and has performed his part well in all the relations of life.
History of Venango County, Pennsylvania
: its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and
British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent
growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich
oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs,
townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and
biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc.,
etc.
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