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Payne Whitney

American businessman (1876–1927)

  • Fame42.7
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia736
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Lived 1876–1927, aged 51United States
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    1876–1927
    Aged 51
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Updated 2026-06-19

William Payne Whitney was an American businessman and member of the influential Whitney family. He inherited a fortune and enlarged it through business dealings, then devoted much of his money and efforts to a wide variety of philanthropic purposes. His will included funds to expand the New York Hospital, now called NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic was established.

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