James Spencer Whipple (October 1, 1852 – April 1, 1941) was an American lawyer, politician, and public official in New York State.
[1] During the American Civil War, his father enlisted in the 154th New York Volunteer Infantry, was captured in the Battle of Gettysburg, and died in Andersonville Prison.
[2] After his father died, Whipple moved to Salamanca and worked in the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad.
In 1892, he was elected town supervisor of Salamanca and appointed by Judge William James Wallace a United States commissioner.
[12] He resigned as Clerk in 1905 upon his appointment as New York State Forest, Fish, and Game Commissioner.