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William Collins Whitney

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Gender Male
Death119 years ago
Date of birth July 5,1841
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born Conway
Massachusetts
United States
Date of died February 2,1904
DiedNew York
New York
United States
Party Democratic Party
SpouseEdith 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 burialWoodlawn Cemetery • Crematory • Conservancy, New York, United States
Grandchildren Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
John Hay Whitney
Great grandparent Josiah Whitney, Jr
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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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