William Collins Whitney
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American politician, financier; United States Secretary of the Navy (1841-1904)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1841 births, 1904 deaths and 19th-century American politicians.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Conway
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- art collector
- Position held
- United States Secretary of the Navy
- Educated at
- Harvard Law School
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- William Collins Whitney by Charles Milton Bell c1892.jpg
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- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- place of burial
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1841-01-01
- Commons gallery
- William Collins Whitney
- date of death
- 1904-01-01
- Commons category
- William Collins Whitney
- birth name
- William Collins Whitney
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1841 births1904 deaths19th-century American politiciansAmerican businesspeopleAmerican racehorse owners and breedersBourbon DemocratsBurials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)Cleveland administration cabinet membersHarvard Law School alumniMassachusetts DemocratsMembers of Skull and BonesNew York (state) lawyersOwners of Epsom Derby winnersPeople from Conway, MassachusettsPeople from Old Westbury, New YorkUnited States secretaries of the navyWhitney familyYale University alumni