James Scollay Whitney person
· born in South Deerfield, Massachusetts
also: Brigadier General James Scolet Whitney, Brigadier General, James Scully Whitney, James Scalais Whitney, James Scalé, James Scalise, James Scolet, James Scolet Whitney, James Scully Whitney
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Claims (9)
James Scollay Whitney member_of
Whitney family host_asserted
“We talked a little bit about that. So let's talk about James Scolet Whitney. And I've got a picture of him. Oops, I thought I had a picture of him. There he goes. There's James Scolet Whitney. He is one of the scions of the Whitney family. …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies @ 12:45
James Scollay Whitney founded
Metropolitan Steamship Company host_asserted
“Big position. Yes. So this guy gets that job. And then Lincoln, when he gets elected, removes him because he was a Democrat. So we get through civil war. He doesn't do a whole lot. Northern Democrats were opposed to the war. A lot of them g…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies @ 18:40
James Scollay Whitney married
Mary Burgess Whitney host_asserted
“Born in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, which was then known as Bloody Brook. His father, Stephen Whitney, was a merchant and a manufacturer. So the family had started to accumulate some money. So, of course, he marries into American nobili…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies @ 13:35
James Scollay Whitney married
Lorinda Collins Whitney host_asserted
“It basically operates steamship companies between Boston and New York City. And this is big business. He marries a woman by the name of Lorinda Collins, who, of course, is a descendant of Plymouth Governor William Bradford. Do these guys ev…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies @ 19:13
James Scollay Whitney member_of
Massachusetts State Militia host_asserted
“stimulate the assimilation of Native Americans by ending tribal government. And that's the reason the Dawes Act is why it was Dawes Act of 1887 led to us getting Oklahoma as a state in 1907. So that's part of the family. And he was both a c…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies @ 15:14
James Scollay Whitney removed_from_power
Federal Armory at Springfield host_asserted
“So this guy's making a lot of money and it's starting to get influential. 1856, he's a delegate to the Democrat National Convention in Cincinnati, where they nominated President Buchanan. In the 1860 election, the one where Lincoln got elec…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies @ 17:00
James Scollay Whitney moved_to
Conway, Massachusetts host_asserted
“Nothing really going on in 1835, right? Militarily? No, nothing at all. In 1838, he would take over his father's manufacturing business and move it to a place called Conway, Massachusetts. And that is where the Whitney family explodes. That…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies @ 15:49
James Scollay Whitney born_in
South Deerfield, Massachusetts host_asserted
“Born in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, which was then known as Bloody Brook. His father, Stephen Whitney, was a merchant and a manufacturer. So the family had started to accumulate some money. So, of course, he marries into American nobili…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies @ 13:35
James Scollay Whitney appointed
Federal Armory at Springfield host_asserted
“becomes the town clerk of Conway, 1843 to 52. Today, a town clerk is pretty much a mundane job, right? Back then, you're the one who's putting a stamp on every bit of document for every bit of business that goes through. It's sort of like t…”
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Mentions (14)
▶ 25:49
So let's talk more about the Whitney family before I get more into William Collins Whitney. He's descended from a guy by the name of John Whitney of London, who was one of the earliest settlers. Settled in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. …
▶ 26:13
Settled in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. His father was Brigadier General James Scolet Whitney. Let's talk about what he did in the Navy. What was his position? He was the Secretary of the Navy. And it's the time he did it was interesti…
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I am going to show you the Whitney family tree. We'll do it from here. This is on wikitree.com. And the first person we're going to get to is James Scolet Whitney. He's born in 1811. So let's go back further than that and see his father. We…
▶ 7:03
Mother's maiden name is the middle name. It's what all these old families do over and over again. There's a couple of other interesting names there. The Burgesses were the unknown. There's an Atherton family, which we've heard of. So these …
▶ 7:35
Richard Whitney to Richard Whitney again to another Richard Whitney. And we get back here to Josiah Whitney, Josiah Whitney Jr., Stephen Whitney, and then James Scully Whitney. And that gets us into the 1800s. Okay. Looking at another way o…
▶ 13:02
We talked a little bit about that. So let's talk about James Scolet Whitney. And I've got a picture of him. Oops, I thought I had a picture of him. There he goes. There's James Scolet Whitney. He is one of the scions of the Whitney family. …
▶ 13:52
Born in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, which was then known as Bloody Brook. His father, Stephen Whitney, was a merchant and a manufacturer. So the family had started to accumulate some money. So, of course, he marries into American nobili…
▶ 16:05
Nothing really going on in 1835, right? Militarily? No, nothing at all. In 1838, he would take over his father's manufacturing business and move it to a place called Conway, Massachusetts, and that is where the Whitney family explodes. That…
▶ 16:40
becomes the town clerk of Conway, 1843 to 1852. Today, a town clerk is pretty much a mundane job, right? Back then, you're the one who's putting a stamp on every bit of document for every bit of business that goes through. Sort of like the …
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So this guy's making a lot of money, and it's starting to get influential. 1856, he's a delegate to the Democrat National Convention in Cincinnati, where they nominated President Buchanan. In the 1860 election, the one where Lincoln got ele…
▶ 17:54
the collector of customs for the port of boston oh wow yeah there you go talk about that well yeah the that is like the pivotal um because if you go back through all of the documentation that we have one of the very first things when they i…
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big position yes so this guy gets that job and then lincoln when he gets elected removes him because he was a democrat so we get through civil war he doesn't do a whole lot um northern democrats were opposed to the war a lot of them got imp…
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Last note on him is he was elected a director of the Yale Corporation from 1899 until his death in 1911. Wow. This is just the husband of one of the Whitney's. Starting to see some patterns? Familiar one? Yes. Shall I continue or do you jus…
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the eldest son of john jacob astor iv who died in the titanic of course and then she marries james whitney from the whitney family fosbur who's a famous painter and art collector so these two are known for their art collections that's daugh…