Person:William Whitney (43)

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William Collins Whitney
b.5 Jul 1841 Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
d.2 Feb 1904 New York, New York, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 23 Nov 1836
  1. Susan Collins Whitney
  2. Lucy Collins Whitney
  3. Mary Ann Whitney1837 -
  4. Henry Melville Whitney1839 - 1923
  5. William Collins Whitney1841 - 1904
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Collins Whitney1841 - 1904
  • W.  Flora Payne1842 - 1893
m. 13 Oct 1869
  1. Harry Payne Whitney1872 - 1930
  2. Pauline Payne Whitney1874 - 1916
  3. William Payne Whitney1876 - 1927
  4. Dorothy Payne Whitney1887 - 1968
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Collins Whitney1841 - 1904
  • W.  Edith May - 1899
m. 1896
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Facts and Events
Name[3] William Collins Whitney
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][4] 5 Jul 1841 Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 13 Oct 1869 (his 1st wife)
to Flora Payne
Marriage 1896 (his 2nd wife, her 2nd husband)
to Edith May
Death[4][1] 2 Feb 1904 New York, New York, United States
Burial[4] Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
Reference Number? Q1352222?


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William Collins Whitney (July 5, 1841February 2, 1904) was an American political leader and financier and a prominent descendant of the John Whitney family. He served as Secretary of the Navy in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland from 1885 through 1889. A conservative reformer, he was considered a Bourbon Democrat.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Collins Whitney, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1943)
    110.

    WHITNEY, William Collins, ch. James S. and Laurinda C., July 5, 1841.

  3. ↑ MacColl, Gail, and Carol McD. Wallace. To Marry an English Lord. (New York: Workman Publishing, 1989).

    Whitney, a lawyer and politician turned businessman, earned $40 million in just over five years as a founder of Metropolitan Transit.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 William Collins Whitney, in Find A Grave.
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