William Pinkney Whyte

William Whyte
35th Governor of Maryland
In office
January 10, 1872 – March 4, 1874
Preceded byOden Bowie
Succeeded byJames B. Groome
United States Senator
from Maryland
In office
June 8, 1906 – March 17, 1908
Preceded byArthur Gorman
Succeeded byJohn Smith
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881
Preceded byWilliam Hamilton
Succeeded byArthur Gorman
In office
July 13, 1868 – March 3, 1869
Appointed byThomas Swann
Preceded byReverdy Johnson
Succeeded byWilliam Hamilton
Attorney General of Maryland
In office
1887–1891
GovernorHenry Lloyd
Elihu Emory Jackson
Preceded byCharles Boyle Roberts
Succeeded byJohn Prentiss Poe
28th Mayor of Baltimore
In office
1881–1883
Preceded byFerdinand Claiborne Latrobe
Succeeded byFerdinand Claiborne Latrobe
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1847-1849
Personal details
BornAugust 9, 1824
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1908(1908-03-17) (aged 83)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Louisa Dorsey Hollingsworth
Mary McDonald Thomas
Children4

William Pinkney Whyte (August 9, 1824 – March 17, 1908), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and the State Attorney General.