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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Whitney , William Collins 1841 - (search)
Whitney, William Collins 1841-
Capitalist; born in Conway, Mass., July 15, 1841; graduated at Yale University in 1863, and at the Harvard Law School in 1865; admitted to the bar and began practising in New York; assisted in organizing the Young Men's Democratic Club in 1871: was active in the movement against the Tweed ring; and Secretary of the Navy in 1885-89, during which period the creation of the new navy was begun.
He has since been largely interested in street railway corporations.