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
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.
Whitney family
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The Whitney family is a prominent American family descended from English emigrant John Whitney, who left London in 1635 and settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. The historic family mansion in Watertow
Liz Whitney Tippett
…and involvement with horses, Liz Altemus met and married on September 25, 1930 John Hay "Jock" Whitney (1904–1982), a member of the extremely wealthy Whitney family of New York. Jock Whitney's grandfather, father and uncle were all heavily involved in Thoroughbred horse racing. They divorced in June 1940, and Liz…
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