John Lanyon Whiting (February 23, 1851[1] – September 15, 1922[2]) was a lawyer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Kingston in 1886.[3]

The son of Reverend Richard Whiting and Mary Philp, both natives of England, he was born in Amherstburg, Essex County and was educated at Victoria University. Whiting articled in Pembroke and Kingston, was called to the Ontario bar in 1877 and entered practice with a law firm in Kingston. He represented St. Lawrence ward on Kingston city council from 1883 to 1885.[1]

He died in Kingston at the age of 71.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Rose, George Maclean (1886). A Cyclopedia of Canadian Biography: Being Chiefly Men of the Time ... Vol. 1. pp. 447–48.
  2. ^ a b "John Lamyon Whiting". Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, 13402, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1907004. familysearch.
  3. ^ "The Mayors of Kingston". City of Kingston. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-11.