Whitney, C. V. (Cornelius Vanderbilt), 1899-1992
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992), commonly known as C. V. Whitney or Sonny to friends, was an American businessman, film producer, government official, writer and philanthropist. He was also a polo player and the owner of a significant stable of Thoroughbred racehorses.
Whitney was scion of two of America’s most prominent families. He was a descendant of Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin. His mother was Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, a sculptor who founded the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and great-granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who amassed a fortune in steamships and railroads. His father was Harry Payne Whitney, son of William Collins Whitney, who was secretary of Navy under President Grover Cleveland and who founded the Whitney horse racing dynasty.
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