William Collins Whitney
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 120 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 5,1841 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Conway |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 2,1904 |
| Died | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Edith Randolph |
| Flora Payne | |
| Children | Harry Payne Whitney |
| Payne Whitney | |
| Dorothy Payne Whitney | |
| Pauline Payne Whitney | |
| William Payne Whitney | |
| Oliver Whitney | |
| Job | Lawyer |
| Politician | |
| Financier | |
| Education | Harvard Law School |
| Yale University | |
| Parents | James Scollay Whitney |
| Place of burial | Woodlawn Cemetery • Crematory • Conservancy, New York, United States |
| Grandchildren | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney |
| John Hay Whitney | |
| Great grandparent | Josiah Whitney, Jr |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 602351 |
William Collins Whitney Life story
William Collins Whitney 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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