| John Hay Whitney  Born: 17-Aug-1904
Birthplace: Ellsworth, ME
Died: 8-Feb-1982
Location of death: Manhasset, NY
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, NY
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business Nationality: United States
Executive summary: New York Herald Tribune Military service: US Army Air Corps (8th Air Force, Capt., combat intelligence, POW, escaped) Grandson of Secretary of State John Hay. Father: Payne Whitney (b. 1876, d. 1927)
Mother: Helen Hay Whitney (daughter of John Hay)
Sister: Joan Whitney Payson (former owner, New York Mets 1961-75, b. 1903, d. 1975)
Wife: Betsey Cushing Whitney
High School: Groton School
University: Yale University (1922-26)
University: Oxford University
US Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1956-61)
The New York Herald Tribune Owner 1958, Publisher (1961-66)
Dutch Treat Club (1961-67)
Pilgrims Society
Museum of Modern Art Trustee (1931-)
Legion of Merit
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