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John Hay Whitney (August 17, 1904 – February 8, 1982) was U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, publisher of the New York Herald Tribune, and president of the Museum of Modern Art. He was a member of the Whitney family .
When the US entered World War II, John Hay Whitney attended officer's candidate school and became a captain in the army air forces. In 1944, as a colonel, he was captured by the Germans while on a mission in southern France.
John Hay Whitney was described by racing journalist Kent Hollingsworth as being “as close to royalty as American racing ever had.” As an owner, breeder and leader of the sport for more than a half-century, Whitney established a legacy as one of the most influential and respected individuals thoroughbred racing has ever known.
John Hay Whitney (born August 17, 1904, Ellsworth, Maine, U.S.—died February 8, 1982, Manhasset, New York) was an American multimillionaire and sportsman who had a multifaceted career as a publisher, financier, philanthropist, and horse breeder.
9 de feb. de 1982 · John Hay Whitney, master of one of the great American fortunes and a pace-setting leader in a kaleidoscope of fields, died yesterday in North Shore Hospital, Manhasset, L.I., after a long illness.
8 de may. de 2022 · ¿Quién fue John Whitney? Fue un animador e inventor americano que es considerado como uno de los padres de la animación por ordenador. Descendiente de la famosa familia americana Whitney, John Whitney nació en Pasadena (California) en 1917.
John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and an assistant for Abraham Lincoln, he became a diplomat.
