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Flora Payne Whitney (January 25, 1842 – February 5, 1893) was an American socialite and philanthropist, originally from Cleveland, Ohio who moved to New York City and married into the Whitney family. She was the daughter of Henry B. Payne, a U.S. Senator, and the wife of William Collins Whitney, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy.
Flora Payne Whitney, also known as Flora Whitney Miller (July 27, 1897 – July 18, 1986), was an American artist and socialite, art collector, and patron of the arts.
Flora Payne Whitney (1897-1986) was engaged to marry Quentin Roosevelt before he was killed in World War I. Flora, called “Fouf” by Quentin, grew up in an extremely wealthy home as the granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the daughter of Gertrude Vanderbilt and Harry Payne Whitney.
Whitney, Flora Payne (1897–1986) American sculptor and art patron who was president of New York's Whitney Museum of American Art for 25 years. Name variations: Flora Whitney Miller.
Jul 14, 2018 · Captain Tower was in New York when Quentin Roosevelt died. In a letter to Roosevelt’s fiancée, Flora Payne Whitney, postmarked July 17, 1918, he wrote: “…Q [Quentin] had a trifle more than done his part, and had attained the mark for which many thousands are reaching.
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Apr 3, 2014 · For the first time, the compelling tale of Quentin Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son, and his secret fiancée, Flora Payne Whitney, is told in rich and absorbing detail by New York Times Bestselling-Author Chip Bishop.
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Nov 5, 2009 · Flora Payne Whitney saved every one of Quentin’s letters to her. She became a surrogate member of the Roosevelt family for a time, nursing her own pain and comforting Theodore...
Jul 16, 2012 · At the time, Roosevelt’s youngest (and by many accounts, favorite) son, Quentin, was 20 years old and engaged to marry Flora Payne Whitney. Having completed his aviator’s training, Quentin was, in the tradition of Roosevelt men, eager to take part in the war in France.
Flora Payne Whitney Tower Miller (1897-1986) was the eldest child of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and Harry Payne Whitney. She was the fiancée of Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of American president Theodore Roosevelt, at the time of his death in World War One as a pilot at the German front.
Flora Payne Whitney Tower Miller (1897-1986) was the eldest child of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and Harry Payne Whitney. She was the fiancée of Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of American president Theodore Roosevelt, at the time of his death in World War One as a pilot at the German front.
