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Biographical Note
William Collins Whitney
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1841 July 15 | Born, Conway, Mass. |
| 1863 | Graduated, Yale College, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1863-1864 | Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1865 | Admitted to the bar; practiced in law in New York, N.Y. |
| 1869 | Married Flora Payne (died 1893) |
| 1871 | Active in the movement against the Tweed Ring |
| 1872 | Inspector of schools, New York, N.Y. |
| 1875-1882 | Corporation counsel |
| 1885-1889 | Secretary of the navy |
| 1888 | LL. D, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1896 | Married Edith Sibyl May Randolph (died 1899) |
| 1904, Feb. 2 | Died, New York, N.Y. |