John Hay Whitney
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John Hay Whitney was an American venture capitalist, sportsman, philanthropist, newspaper publisher, film producer and diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, publisher of the Ne
Helen Hay Whitney and her six-year-old son, John Hay Whitney (October 12, 1910)
Jock Whitney on the cover of Time (March 27, 1933)
Liz Whitney Tippett
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Mary Elizabeth Whitney Person Lunn Tippett was a wealthy American socialite and philanthropist who was a champion horsewoman and for more than fifty years, a prominent owner/breeder of Thoroughbred ra
John Hay Whitney
…Israelis terminate their invasion of Egypt. In 1930, Whitney purchased the Llangollen estate as a bridal gift for his fiancée, the Pennsylvania socialite Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Altemus. It was a 2,200-acre (890 ha) historic equestrian farm just outside Middleburg, Virginia. They were married on September 23, 1931. Although married to…
Tippett pictured with yearling, 1969
Liz Whitney (right) with Harry Hopkins and Errol Flynn in February 1939, at the opening of a supper club in Washington, D.C.