George H. Whitney
George Herbert Whitney (August 19, 1863 – April 22, 1928) was an American pharmacist and politician from New York.
George H. Whitney | |
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 Photograph of Whitney, 1916 | |
| Member of the New York State Senate | |
| In office 1913–1918 | |
| Preceded by | Edgar T. Brackett |
| Succeeded by | Henry M. Sage |
| Member of the New York State Assembly for Saratoga County | |
| In office 1912–1912 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert T. Seelye |
| In office 1903–1910 | |
| Preceded by | William K. Mansfield |
| Succeeded by | William M. Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Herbert Whitney August 19, 1863 Stockbridge, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 22, 1928 (aged 64) Mechanicville, New York |
| Parent | George Fenn Whitney |
Life
Whitney was born on August 19, 1863, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and was the son of George Fenn Whitney.[1]
He attended the public schools in Stockbridge, and then began to work as a drugstore clerk, first in Castleton-on-Hudson, New York, then in Hudson, New York, and then in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]
Career
In 1884, he passed the New York State pharmacy exam, the next year began managing his brother-in-law's drugstore in Mechanicville, and succeeded to the business in 1887. He was treasurer of Mechanicville for two terms; and supervisor of Halfmoon for several terms beginning in 1898.[1]
Whitney was a member of the New York State Assembly (Saratoga Co.) in 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1912; and was Chairman of the Committee on Public Health in 1908, on Internal Affairs in 1909 and 1910, and on Ways and Means in 1912.[2][3]
He was a member of the New York State Senate (30th D.) from 1913 to 1918, sitting in the 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 140th and 141st New York State Legislatures. He was a member of the New York State Commission for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915.[4]
Personal life
In 1888, Whitney was married to Martha McGiffert (1865–1950).[5]
Whitney died of a heart attack on April 22, 1928, in Mechanicville, Saratoga County, New York.[1]
Sources
- "Obituary; Ex-Senator George H. Whitney". The New York Times. 23 April 1928. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- The New York Red Book by Edgar L. Murlin (1903; pg. 188)
- Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 347, 349, 351f, 354, 356f and 359)
- State of New York at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915 (Albany, 1916; pg. 32 and 35)
- "Mr. George Herbert Whitney". The Columbia Republican. Hudson, NY. 20 October 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2020.