Whitney, Harry Payne, 1872-1930
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William Collins Whitney
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1841 July 15:
Born, Conway, Mass. -
1863:
Graduated, Yale College, New Haven, Conn. -
1863 -1864 :Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. -
1865:
Admitted to the bar; practiced in law in New York, N.Y. -
1869:
Married Flora Payne (died 1893) -
1871:
Active in the movement against the Tweed Ring -
1872:
Inspector of schools, New York, N.Y. -
1875 -1882 :Corporation counsel -
1885 -1889 :Secretary of the navy -
1888:
LL. D, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. -
1896:
Married Edith Sibyl May Randolph (died 1899) -
1904, Feb. 2:
Died, New York, N.Y.
From the guide to the Harry Payne Whitney Collection of Letters of William C. Whitney, 1757-1942, (bulk 1883-1904), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| associatedWith | Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 | person |
| associatedWith | Codman, Ogden. | person |
| correspondedWith | Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899 | person |
| associatedWith | Greely, A. W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935 | person |
| associatedWith | Hemment, John C. | person |
| associatedWith | Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, 1881-1884 | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (N.Y.). Law Department. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York Zoological Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Quayle, Ernest H. | person |
| associatedWith | R. Guastavino Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tammany Hall. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Navy. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Navy Department. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Whitney family. | family |
| associatedWith | Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875-1942. | person |
| associatedWith | Whitney South Seas Expedition (1920-1940) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Whitney, William C. (William Collins), 1841-1904. | person |
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Birth 1872-04-29
Death 1930-10-26
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