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Whitney, Horace G. (Horace Gibson), 1858-1920

 Person

Biographical History

Horace G. Whitney (1858-1920) was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a supporter of music and art in his Salt Lake City community.

Horace Gibson Whitney was born on January 6, 1858 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Horace Kimball Whitney and Mary Cravath. As a child and teenager, Whitney benefitted from a good education and particularly enjoyed reading and writing. He attended college at the University of Deseret (now University of Utah) and graduated in 1873. A couple years after graduating, he began working at the local bank, White & McCornick, where he remained for ten years. He married Marion Mumford Beatie on January 10, 1884 and together they had three children.

Outside of his work and family obligations, Whitney was a member of his community’s debating societies, drama clubs, and literary associations. In fact, in 1880 he and some friends organized the Home Dramatic Club, which he managed. The club produced plays and supported stars who visited Salt Lake City. After this, he managed the Salt Lake Opera Company. In 1887, Lorenzo Snow appointed Whitney as the business manager of Deseret News, a position he held until 1920 when he resigned because of poor health.

Whitney died on October 25, 1920, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
GoogleBooks (In Memoriam: Horace G. Whitney), via WWW, Jan. 22, 2015, (born on January 6, 1858; Salt Lake City, Utah; parents Horace Kimball Whitney and Mary Cravath; benefitted from a good education and particularly enjoyed reading and writing; attended college at the University of Deseret (now University of Utah) and graduated in 1873; began working at the local bank, White & McCornick for ten years; married Marion Mumford Beatie on January 10, 1884; three children; member of his community’s debating societies, drama clubs, and literary associations; 1880 organized the Home Dramatic Club, which he managed; club produced plays and supported stars who visited Salt Lake City; he managed the Salt Lake Opera Company; 1887, Lorenzo Snow appointed Whitney as the business manager of Deseret News; 1920 resigned because of poor health; died on October 25, 1920, in Salt Lake City, Utah)https://books.google.com/books?id=iyVOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=horace+g.+whitney&source=bl&ots=3gI2AvLWOp&sig=79znm30Np0ys4se14kjMJ-zqljY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aTTBVM2ZPI-3oQTH04CgAg&ved=0CFoQ6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=horace%20g.%20whitney&f=false

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Horace G. Whitney letter to Orson F. Whitney, 1914-1917

 File — Box 3: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231038438], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include correspondence from Orson F. Whitney to his brother Horace G. Whitney, who, at the time, was the business manager of "The Deseret News". In the letters, Horace tells Orson that he needs to condense his manuscript to six hundred pages before they can publish it. Dated 1914-1917.

Dates: 1914-1917

Orson F. Whitney correspondence with general authorities and other dignitaries, 1912-1930

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include originals and transcriptions of correspondence between Orson F. Whitney and apostles David O. McKay, Heber M. Wells, John A. Widstoe, Horace G. Whitney, and Levi Edgar Young about matters relating to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1882-1930.

Dates: 1912-1930

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