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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
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m. 23 Nov 1836
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m. 13 Oct 1869
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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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