Harry Payne Whitney was an American businessman, thoroughbred horse breeder, and member of the prominent Whitney family.
Whitney in February 1924
J. Parks, Harry Payne Whitney, and F.S. von Stade, circa 1914
Whitney and his horse Regret
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, in Vogue magazine, by Adolf de Meyer, January 15, 1917
The Whitney family is a prominent American family descended from English immigrant John Whitney (1592–1673), who left London in 1635 and settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. The historic family mansion in Watertown, known as The Elms, was built for the Whitneys in 1710. The Whitneys today occupy a distinguished position in American society as a result of their entrepreneurship, wealth, and philanthropy. They are also members of the Episcopal Church.
Eli Whitney Jr. (1765–1825)
William Collins Whitney (1841–1904)