Travis Harvard Whitney

Travis Harvard Whitney
Head of the New York Public Service Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office
1916
GovernorCharles Seymour Whitman
Preceded byJohn Sergeant Cram
Personal details
Born(1875-06-22)June 22, 1875
Indiana
DiedJanuary 8, 1934(1934-01-08) (aged 58)
New York City, New York
SpouseRosalie Loew
EducationHarvard Law School

Travis Harvard Whitney (June 22, 1875 - January 8, 1934) was the head of the New York Public Service Commission.[1] [2]

Biography

He was born on June 22, 1875, in Gentryville, Indiana, to Thomas J. and Mary J. Whitney (née Strauss). He attended Harvard Law School and graduated in 1903. He became the assistant secretary at the Citizens Union. In 1903 he married Rosalie Loew; he and his wife formed a law firm, Loew & Whitney.[1]

He was secretary of the New York Public Service Commission when it was begun in 1907.[1][2] In 1916 he was promoted to head the commission by governor Charles Seymour Whitman to replace the outgoing John Sergeant Cram (1851-1936).[2]

He died on January 8, 1934, of pneumonia at Post-Graduate Hospital in New York City.[1] He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Travis H. Whitney Dies In Hospital. Civil Works Official, Operated On After Collapse at Desk, Succumbs to Pneumonia". New York Times. January 9, 1934. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  2. ^ a b c "T.H. Whitney To Get Cram's 5-Year Job. Gov. Whitman Announces He Will Make Secretary a P.S. Commissioner". New York Times. February 3, 1916. Retrieved 2013-11-22.