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.
- Occupation
- lawyer, businessperson, politician, investor
- Position held
- United States Secretary of the Navy
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 5, 1841, 1841
- Died
- February 2, 1904, 1904
