William Collins Whitney
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American politician, financier; United States Secretary of the Navy
Why Is William Collins Whitney Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, William Collins Whitney was an American political leader and financier and a prominent descendant of the John 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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