About William Collins Whitney

William Collins Whitney was an American political leader and financier and a prominent member of the Whitney family. He served as Secretary of the Navy in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland from 1885 through 1889. A conservative reformer, he was considered a Bourbon Democrat.

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William Collins Whitney

American politician, financier; United States Secretary of the Navy (1841-1904)

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