Travis Harvard Whitney

Travis Harvard Whitney (June 22, 1875 – January 8, 1934) was the head of the New York Public Service Commission.^{[1] [2]}

Travis Harvard Whitney
Head of the New York Public Service Commission
In office 1916
Governor	Charles Seymour Whitman
Preceded by	John Sergeant Cram
Personal details
Born	(1875-06-22)June 22, 1875 Indiana, US
Died	January 8, 1934(1934-01-08) (aged 58) New York City, US
Spouse	Rosalie Loew
Education	Harvard Law School

Biography

He was born on June 22, 1875, in Gentryville, Indiana, to Thomas J. and Mary J. Whitney (née Strauss). He attended Harvard Law School and graduated in 1903. He became the assistant secretary at the Citizens Union. In 1903 he married Rosalie Loew; he and his wife formed a law firm, Loew & Whitney.^[1]

He was secretary of the New York Public Service Commission when it was begun in 1907.^[1][2] In 1916 he was promoted to head the commission by governor Charles Seymour Whitman to replace the outgoing John Sergeant Cram.^[2]

He died on January 8, 1934, of pneumonia at Post-Graduate Hospital in New York City.^[1] He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.