Harding Wheeler Whitney

Male, #832, b. 13 December 1890, d. 3 September 1969
Harding Wheeler Whitney|b. 13 Dec 1890\nd. 3 Sep 1969|p826.htm|Elmer Derby Whitney|b. 9 Jun 1864\nd. 14 Feb 1961|p825.htm|Grace Idella Harding|b. 15 Jul 1871\nd. 28 Aug 1950|p809.htm|Lysander S. Whitney|b. 31 Oct 1826\nd. 3 May 1906|p2731.htm|Lydia A. Burnap|b. 9 May 1828\nd. 22 Jan 1890|p3926.htm|George Harding|b. 17 Dec 1837\nd. 25 Apr 1910|p806.htm|Ruth M. Delvey|b. 15 Jun 1838\nd. 9 Sep 1923|p795.htm|

Relationship=3rd great-grandson of Peter Delvee.
Harold Wheller "Bud" Whitney
     Harding Wheeler Whitney was nick named Bud.2 He was also known as Harold Harding Whitney. He was born on 13 December 1890 at Warwick, Massachusetts.4,2,3 He was the son of Elmer Derby Whitney and Grace Idella Harding.1,2,3 About 1919 Harding married Hazel Hines.1,2 On 2 May 1921 at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Harding married Elise Berenice Regnier, daughter of Joseph Regnier and Mary Bernice Duclos. Performed by L.J. Achim, Pittsfield, Clergyman.1,2 According to his obituary, "he was secretary of the Berkshire Woolen Co. corporation for many years and served as clerk of commitment of the City Council under six mayors. Born in Warwick, Mass, Mr. Whitney lived here for 41 years, moving to Hollywood, Fla., after his retirement in 1953. A graduate of Fitchburg Business College, he entered the employ of American Express Co., in Boston in its foreign department, and a short time later, received a government appointment to the Philippine Islands in the service of the Bureau of Posts in Manila. He came to Pittsfield in 1912 and, in the following year, entered the employ of the Berkshire Woolen Co. In 1938, Mr. Whitney became secretary of the corporation and a director. A lifelong Republican, he served intermittently as clerk of the Common Council and the Board of Aldermen under the city's partisan chapter in the 1920s. When the new chapter became effective in 1934, the late Mayor Allen H. Bagg named him clerk of committee of the City Council. He was reappointed annually since that time until his resignation in 1953. During that period, he served under Mayors French, West, Barnes, Bagg, Fallon and Capeless. Mr. Whitney was also active in a number of civic affairs, especially Community Fund drives. He was one of the founders of the Berkshire Hills Country Club and served as its secretary for five years. He was a member of the South Congregational Church and the Mystic Lodge of Masons. After the death of his wife, the former Elise Regnier, in 1966, he moved from Florida to West Hartford to make his home with his son, Robert H. Whitney.2 Harding Wheeler Whitney lived in 1969 at Hollywood, Broward County, Florida.4 He died on Wednesday, 3 September 1969 at Buckley Convalescent Home, Hartford, Connecticut, at age 78 years, 8 months and 21 days.4,2,3,5 Harding was buried on 6 September 1969 at Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.2
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Tribe of Joseph

Children of Harding Wheeler Whitney and Elise Berenice Regnier

Citations

  1. Buell, Shirley F., letter. 23 January 1983, from Petersham, Massachusetts, to Roy, Robert A.. Roy Genealogical Collection; 714 Birch Court, Herndon, Virginia.
  2. Muse, Jeanne. Descendants of Elmer Derby Whitney. Asheville, North Carloina: manuscript, 20 February 2000.
  3. Allred, Paul W.. Descendants of Peter Delvey. N.p.: manuscript, 11 November 2002.
  4. Social Security Death Benefit Records, 1937 - date. Utah: Automated Archives. Inc., 2004.
  5. Reunion Report. 1887 - 1988. Delvee Family Records, Warwick, Massachusetts.