George H. Whitney
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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, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 1928 (aged 64) Mechanicville, New York, U.S. |
| Parent | George Fenn Whitney |
George Herbert Whitney (August 19, 1863 – April 22, 1928) was an American pharmacist and politician from New York.
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]