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William Payne Whitney
William Payne Whitney, c. 1899
Born
William Payne Whitney

March 20, 1876
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 1927 (1927-05-26) (aged 51)
Manhasset, New York, U.S.
Alma materYale University
Harvard Law School
Occupation(s)Investor, racehorse owner/breeder, philanthropist
Spouse
Helen Julia Hay
(m. 1902)
ChildrenJoan Whitney
John Hay Whitney
Parent(s)William Collins Whitney
Flora Payne
RelativesSee Whitney family

William Payne Whitney (March 20, 1876 – May 25, 1927) was an American businessman and member of the influential Whitney family. He inherited a fortune and enlarged it through business dealings, then devoted much of his money and efforts to a wide variety of philanthropic purposes. His will included funds to expand the New York Hospital, now called NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic was established.

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Flora Payne Whitney, also known as Flora Whitney Miller (July 27, 1897 – July 18, 1986), was an American artist and socialite, art collector, and patron...

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and married into the Whitney family. She was the daughter of Henry B. Payne, a U.S. Senator, and the wife of William Collins Whitney, the U.S. Secretary...

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inheriting it. Joan Whitney was born in New York City, the daughter of William Payne Whitney and Helen Julia Hay. Her brother was John Hay Whitney. She inherited...

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The Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic (PWC) was a hospital in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, which was founded by an endowment bestowed...

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family. She was born in New York City, New York, to William C. Whitney and Flora (née Payne) Whitney. Her father was corporation counsel for New York City...

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The Payne Whitney Gymnasium is the gymnasium of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. One of the largest athletic facilities ever built, its twelve...

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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

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sportsman Harry Payne Whitney (1872–1930). A banker and investor, Whitney was the son of politician William Collins Whitney and Flora Payne, the daughter...

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Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (1898), U.S. Senator from New York: 35  William Payne Whitney (1898), Whitney family businessman and philanthropist: 171  Frederick H...

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and breeding farm established in 1914 by Payne Whitney of the Whitney family of New York City. Payne Whitney operated a horse farm and stable at Saratoga...

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Helen Hay Whitney

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1902, she married Payne Whitney, the son of William Collins Whitney (1841–1904) and Flora Payne (1842–1893). Together, Helen and Payne had a daughter and...

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built by William Kissam Vanderbilt II where he held auto races and awarded the Vanderbilt Cup. Also adjacent is the property of Harry Payne Whitney. "Wheatley...

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Whitney (May 19, 1811 – October 24, 1878) was an American business executive and politician. He was the father of Henry Melville Whitney and William Collins...

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in Yorkville in 1932. In 1927, William Payne Whitney's $27 million donation led to the building of the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, which became...

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His legacy was carried on by his son, Harry Payne Whitney, and grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny” Whitney, who died in 1992, with other family members...

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Whitney Museum. Biddle was born to Flora Payne Whitney, a daughter of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and Harry Payne Whitney. Gertrude was a great-granddaughter...

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Whitney Straight and Academy Award-winning actress Beatrice Straight. Straight's maternal grandparents were Flora Payne and William Collins Whitney (1841–1904)...

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Hornblower. Whitney Tower Jr. Frances Tower-Thacher, widow of the late construction fraud lawyer, Thomas "Toby" Thacher II. Harry Payne Tower, who married...

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