Henry Melville Whitney
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Henry Melville Whitney (October 22, 1839 – January 25, 1923) was an American industrialist, the founder of the West End Street Railway Company of Boston, Massachusetts, and later the Dominion Coal Company Ltd. and the Dominion Iron and Steel Company Ltd. of Sydney, Nova Scotia. He was also president of the Metropolitan Steamship Company, long an important transportation link between Boston and New York City.[1]
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Born | (1839-10-22)October 22, 1839 |
Died | January 25, 1923(1923-01-25) (aged 83) |
Education | Williston Seminary |
Occupation | Industrialist |
Organization | Metropolitan Steamship Company |
Known for | Founder of the West End Street Railway Company and Dominion Iron and Steel Company |
Spouse | Margaret F. Green |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | James Scollay Whitney Laurinda Collins |
Relatives | William Collins Whitney (brother) Charles T. Barney (brother-in-law) Henry F. Dimock (brother-in-law) |
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