Dorothy Payne Whitney
Philanthropist, Architectural structure owner
1887 – 1968
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Who was Dorothy Payne Whitney?
Dorothy Payne Whitney was an American-born social activist and philanthropist and a member of the prominent Whitney family.
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- Born
- Jan 23, 1887
Washington, D.C. - Also known as
- Dorothy Elmhirst
- Dorothy Straight
- Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight
- Parents
- Spouses
- Leonard Knight Elmhirst
(1925/04 - 1968/12/15) - Willard Dickerman Straight
(1911/09/07 - 1918/12/01)
- Leonard Knight Elmhirst
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Cornell University
- Died
- Dec 15, 1968
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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