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WHITNEY (Soundex W350) — See also PITNEY, WHITNAH, WHITNALL, WHITNEL, WHITNELL, WHITNER, WHITNEYBELL.

  WHITNEY: See also Melvin Ohio Adams — Whitney T. Anderson — Whitney W. Ballantine — Eben Whitney Chaffee — Andrew Whitney Cobb — Stephen Lee Cook — George Whitney Cooke — James Whitney Dunn — Whitney Elliott — Whitney Gillilland — Samuel Whitney Hale — Whitney P. Holcombe — Whitney Jones — Whitney Jones — William Whitney Kitchen — Whitney Knaus — Geoffrey Whitney Lewis — Dwight Whitney Morrow — Whitney Newton — Whitney O'Keefe — Andrew James Peters — John Smith Phelps — William Whitney Rice — W. Whitney Sawyer — Whitney North Seymour, Jr. — Asahel Stearns — Harlan Whitney Thomas — Jefferson Truly — Thomas Glasby Waterman — Robert Whitney Waterman — Whitney Watkins — Lucius Whitney Watkins — James Whitney Wilkin — Whitney Young — Philip Young
  Whitney, A. F. — of Bay Village, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
  Whitney, Abner D. — of Madrid, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 31st District, 1926. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Andrew C. — of Michigan. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, 1824-26. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Anita — of California. Communist. Candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1928, 1940 (Communist). Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Arthur (b. 1871) — of Mendham, Morris County, N.J. Born in Morris Plains, Morris County, N.J., July 5, 1871. Republican. Banker; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County; elected 1916, 1917; member of New Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1919-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Blanche R. — of White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1942; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
  Whitney, Charles E. (b. 1852) — of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Michigan, 1852. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1897-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Charles H. — of Waukegan, Lake County, Ill. Republican. Mayor of Waukegan, Ill., 1885; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Cloy E. (1910-1979) — of Kirksville, Adair County, Mo. Born in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colo., November 15, 1910. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Adair County, 1963-66. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died in 1979 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1934 to Anne M. Wood.
  Whitney, Cornelius Vanderbilt (1899-1992) — also known as Cornelius V. Whitney; "Sonny" — of Westbury, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Roslyn, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., February 20, 1899. Son of Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude (Vanderbilt) Whitney. Democrat. Co-founder and chairman of Pam American Airways; chairman, Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company; horse breeder; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1932; along with David O. Selznick, he helped to finance and produce Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., December 13, 1992 (age 93 years, 297 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of William Collins Whitney; son of Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude (Vanderbilt) Whitney; married, March 5, 1923, to Marie Norton (who later married William Averell Harriman); married, September 29, 1931, to Gwladys Crosby Hopkins; married, June 18, 1941, to Eleanor Searle (c.1909-2002; divorced 1958); married, January 24, 1958, to Mary Lou (Schroeder) Hosford (actress); first cousin of John Hay Whitney. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Whitney, Craig — of Gladstone, Clay County, Mo. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996. Still living as of 1996.
  Whitney, D. L. — of Sierra County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 22nd District, 1871-73. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Daniel D. (1818-1914) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in 1818. Democrat. Mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1886-87. Died in 1914 (age about 96 years). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Whitney, Daniel H. (1806-1864) — of Boone County, Ill. Born in 1806. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Boone County, 1847. Died February 12, 1864 (age about 57 years). Interment at Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Ill.
  Whitney, Darling B. — of Suffolk County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County, 1845. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Douglas B. — of New York. Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
  Whitney, Edward A. — of Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo. Mayor of Sheridan, Wyo., 1887. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Edward Baldwin (1857-1911) — also known as Edward B. Whitney — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., August 15, 1857. Son of William Dwight Whitney. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-11; defeated, 1904, 1910; appointed 1910; died in office 1911. Died, of pneumonia, in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Conn., January 5, 1911 (age 53 years, 143 days). Interment at Cornwall Cemetery, Cornwall, Conn.
  Relatives: Second great-grandson of Roger Sherman; great-grandson of Simeon Baldwin; grandson of Roger Sherman Baldwin; son of William Dwight Whitney; nephew of Simeon Eben Baldwin; married 1896 to Josepha Newcomb; second cousin of Henry de Forest Baldwin; third cousin of Roger Sherman Hoar. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Whitney, Elisha M. — of Winchendon, Worcester County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Elizabeth — California state treasurer, 1987-89. Female. Still living as of 1989.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Whitney, Ellis W. — of Roswell, Chaves County, N.M. Delegate to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1969. Still living as of 1969.
  Whitney, Ernest Luther (b. 1874) — also known as Ernest L. Whitney — of South Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in North Dorset, Dorset, Bennington County, Vt., June 17, 1874. Republican. School teacher; letter carrier; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1941-45; member of Vermont state senate from Chittenden County, 1947. Baptist. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, F. Ralph — of Richmond, Cheshire County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Richmond, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Whitney, Frank C. — of Ilion, Herkimer County, N.Y. Republican. Mayor of Ilion, N.Y., 1935, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Frank J. — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Candidate for mayor of Memphis, Tenn., 2003. Still living as of 2003.
  Whitney, Franklin — Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 25th District, 1872. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Frederick G. — of Pulaski, Oswego County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly, 1904-08 (Oswego County 2nd District 1904-06, Oswego County 1907-08). Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, G. W. — of Illinois. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1868. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, George — of Carrier Mills, Saline County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, George A. — of Rindge, Cheshire County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1875-76. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, George E. — of Enfield, Grafton County, N.H. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, George H. — of Mechanicville, Saratoga County, N.Y. Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1903-10, 1912; member of New York state senate 30th District, 1913-18. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, George S. (b. 1858) — of Faribault, Rice County, Minn. Born in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., December 9, 1858. Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, George W. — of Tuolumne County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 7th District, 1859-60. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Harold — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Whitney, Harris S. — of Berrien County, Mich. Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Berrien County 2nd District, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Harry Carroll — of Wessington Springs, Jerauld County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 14th District, 1953-54. Still living as of 1954.
  Whitney, Hazel — of Powell, Park County, Wyo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
  Whitney, Heather Anne — of Watertown, Middlesex County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Whitney, Henry Franklin (b. 1849) — also known as Henry F. Whitney — of Marlboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Marlboro, Windham County, Vt., June 9, 1849. Republican. Farmer; superintendent of schools; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Marlboro, 1910. Universalist. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Henry M. — Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1907. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Herbert C. — of Michigan. Square Deal candidate for Michigan state treasurer, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, J. C. — of Hennepin County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 5th District, 1867. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Jack M. II — Member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1961-64. Still living as of 1964.
  Whitney, James G. — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, James S. — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1860-61. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of William Collins Whitney; great-grandfather of John Hay Whitney. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Whitney, Janet Payne — of Chester County, Pa. Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania state senate 19th District, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
  Whitney, Jock See John Hay Whitney
  Whitney, John — of Michigan. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1835. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, John C. — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1875-77. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, John F. — of Rahway, Union County, N.J. Mayor of Rahway, N.J., 1868-69. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, John Hay (1904-1982) — also known as Jock Whitney — of Manhasset, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, August 17, 1904. Son of Payne Whitney and Helen (Hay) Whitney. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; financier; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1957-61; publisher of the New York Herald Tribune newspaper, 1961-66. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died February 8, 1982 (age 77 years, 175 days). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of James S. Whitney; grandson of John Milton Hay and William Collins Whitney; son of Payne Whitney and Helen (Hay) Whitney; first cousin of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; married, September 25, 1930, to Mary Elizabeth 'Liz' Altemus (1906-1988; divorced 1940); married, March 1, 1942, to Betsey (Cushing) Roosevelt (1908-1998; ex-wife of James Roosevelt). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Whitney, John W. — of Plainfield, Sullivan County, N.H. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Plainfield; elected 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Joseph Herbert (b. 1858) — also known as Joseph H. Whitney — of Michigan. Born in Newburg, Penobscot County, Maine, April 13, 1858. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 3rd District, 1895-96; defeated, 1896; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1907-10. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Josepha — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1920 (alternate), 1924; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Haven; elected 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Joshua — of Broome County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Broome County, 1816-17. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, L. B. — of Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Lance — of Elko, Elko County, Nev. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Whitney, Leon A. — of Derry, Rockingham County, N.H. Democrat. Candidate for New Hampshire state house of representatives from Derry, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Louis B. — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Democrat. Mayor of Phoenix, Ariz., 1923-25; appointed 1923; resigned 1925; Arizona Democratic state chair, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Mary H. — of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass. Democrat. Mayor of Fitchburg, Mass., 1999-2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Whitney, Mary T. — of New Hampshire. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1934. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Maurice (b. 1892) — of Berlin, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 28, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1927-43. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Norman E. — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Republican. Mayor of Bangor, Maine, 1931. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, O. K. — of Philip, Haakon County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state senate 24th District, 1925-30; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1931-33. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, O. W., Jr. — of Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
  Whitney, Oscar — Secretary of Dakota Territory, 1873-74. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Otis M. — of Concord, Middlesex County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948, 1952; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council 3rd District; elected 1948. Still living as of 1952.
  Whitney, Ralph See F. Ralph Whitney
  Whitney, Ray E. — of Ingham County, Mich. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Raymond J. — U.S. Vice Consul in Bucharest, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Richard — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1977. Still living as of 1977.
  Whitney, Richard H. — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1857-58. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Robert — Green. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Whitney, Stephen — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1922. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Thelma — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Democrat. Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1949. Female. Still living as of 1949.
  Whitney, Thomas Richard (1807-1858) — also known as Thomas R. Whitney — of New York. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 2, 1807. Member of New York state senate 4th District, 1854-55; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1855-57. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 12, 1858 (age 50 years, 345 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Whitney, Tom — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Whitney, Vincent — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Whig. Member of New York state assembly from Broome County, 1832-33; delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, W. A. See William Arnold Whitney
  Whitney, Ward — of Nashua, Hillsborough County, N.H. Republican. Candidate in primary for New Hampshire Governor's Council 4th District, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, Wheelock — of Minnesota. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  Whitney, William — of San Francisco, Calif. Member of California state assembly 5th District, 1855-56. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, William Arnold (b. 1849) — also known as W. A. Whitney — of Bakersfield, Franklin County, Vt. Born in Franklin, Franklin County, Vt., 1849. Republican. Farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Bakersfield, 1910. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney, William Collins (1841-1904) — also known as William C. Whitney — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Conway, Franklin County, Mass., July 5, 1841. Son of James S. Whitney. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1885-89; established the Naval War College, in Newport, R.I.; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1894. Died, following appendicitis surgery, in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 2, 1904 (age 62 years, 212 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James S. Whitney; grandfather of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and John Hay Whitney. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Whitney, William T., Jr. — Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Whitney, Winthrop J. — of Friendship, Knox County, Maine. Democrat. Member of Maine state house of representatives from Knox County (4th), 1931-32. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.



 

 


 
   
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