WILLIAM COLLINS WHITNEY

Whitney, William Collins (1841-1904) — also known as William C. Whitney — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Conway, Franklin County, Mass., July 5, 1841. Grandfather of John Hay Whitney. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1885-89; established the Naval War College, in Newport, R.I.; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1894. Died, following appendicitis surgery, in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 2, 1904. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
Parents: James Scollay Whitney, Laurinda Collins
Spouse 1: Flora Payne
Born: 25 Jan 1842 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Died: 4 Feb 1893 in New York, New York, New York
Marriage Place: New York, NY
Marriage Date: 1869
Children:
Olive Whitney
Pauline Whitney
Henry Payne Whitney 1872–1930
William Payne Whitney 1876–
Dorothy Payne Whitney 1887–
Spouse 2: Edith S Randolph
Born: 1859 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Died: 7 May 1899 in Westbury, Nassau, New York
Marriage: Sep 1896 in New York, New York, New York

Sources:
United States Federal Census
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell