Early Life and Career
Whittingham was born in New York City, the son of Richard Whittingham and Mary Ann Rollinson Whittingham. He was educated at home, and later attended the General Theological Seminary, graduating in 1825. He received the degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology from Columbia University in 1827. Whittingham was ordained deacon in 1827 and assigned to missionary work in northern New Jersey. While there, he married Hannah Harrison. Whittingham was ordained priest on December 17, 1829, and became the rector of St. Mark's in Orange, New Jersey. In 1831, he became the rector of St. Luke's, New York City, and remained there until 1836, when he accepted a professorship at the General Theological Seminary.
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