# James Scollay Whitney

> James Scollay Whitney was an American business executive and politician. He was the father of Henry Melville Whitney and William Collins Whitney who became successful entrepreneurs in their own right.

*American business executive and politician (1811–1878)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-scollay-whitney

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1811-05-19
- **Died:** 1878-10-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 64.0 / 100

## Sources
- [James Scollay Whitney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Scollay_Whitney)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6142849)

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