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The
Payne - Whitney Family of Cleveland and New York
Page entitled : The untainted image of William Collins
Whitney
Content of this page is about :
Of William Collins Whitney's rare threefold success in politics, business
and society and of his untainted reputation despite his predatory business
practices.
Extract :
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William C. Whitney
steadily built-up his wealth, prestige and popularity, and he retained them
despite the Payne-Whitney family feud and, more serious, his buccaneering
business ventures. In a lifetime, Whitney had acceded the pinnacle of
American business, politics and society and in each of these fields he dad
done better than most of his contemporaries. In politics he had made
Cleveland president twice and preserved the unity of the Democratic party
many times. He had successfully served a term as Secretary to the Navy,
leaving
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