Whittaker

[ hwit-uh-ker, wit- ]

/ ˈʰwɪt ə kər, ˈwɪt- /

Charles Evans,1901–73, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1957–62.

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I worked hardest and longest—seven to eight years—on my biography of Whittaker Chambers, and I learned the most doing it.
Inside the NYT Book Review: ‘How I Write’ Interviews Sam Tanenhaus|Noah Charney|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As Whittaker Chambers remarked in Witness: [W]hen I took up my little sling and aimed at Communism, I also hit something else.
David's Book Club: Fellow Travelers|David Frum|July 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Whittaker eventually gave away more than $50 million to almost anyone who would ask.
Mega Millions Winners Might Not Be So Lucky: Jack Whittaker and More Unlucky Lotto Winners||March 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
One night Whittaker was drugged at a strip club and someone stole $2,000 from his car.
Mega Millions Winners Might Not Be So Lucky: Jack Whittaker and More Unlucky Lotto Winners||March 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

It then occurred to Mr. Edgin to ask voluntary contributions from the inmates, and permission was given by Supt. Whittaker.
The Nation Behind Prison Bars|George L. Herr
By that time every one among them was convinced that Emerson Mead had killed young Whittaker.
With Hoops of Steel|Florence Finch Kelly
The mate to the big red hand pointed to the front door of the Whittaker place.
Cy Whittaker's Place|Joseph C. Lincoln
Mrs. Whittaker took the earliest opportunity of a chat with her younger flower.
The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker|John Strange Winter
Behind them came half a dozen others, and in the rear of the company they saw Colonel Whittaker with some pack horses.
With Hoops of Steel|Florence Finch Kelly