Benoni Whitten | |
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19th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
In office 1870–1870 | |
Appointed by | George L. Woods |
Preceded by | Joseph G. Wilson |
Succeeded by | Lewis Linn McArthur |
Personal details | |
Born | circa 1828 Ohio |
Died | March 18, 1883 Union, Oregon |
Benoni Whitten (died 1883) was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 19th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the United States. Though serving on the court, he never heard a trial as a justice during his four months on the bench of Oregon’s highest court, as the Supreme Court was in recess during this time.