Background
Whitney, Gwin Allison was born on June 4, 1893 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Allison Esther (Gwin) Whitney.
Whitney, Gwin Allison was born on June 4, 1893 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Allison Esther (Gwin) Whitney.
Educated Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, Highland Park, Illinois, 1909-1912, Cascadilla Preparatory School, Ithaca, New York, 1912-1913, Cornell Univercity, 1913-1914.
Construction engineer Whitney Brothers Company, Superior, Wisconsin, 1914-1915. Vice president same, Duluth, Minnesota, 1915-1918, president, 1918-1930. President Merritt-Chapman & Whitney Corporation, 1930-1932.
Vice president Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation, 1932-1933, president, since 1933.
President and managing director Merritt-Chapman-Lindsay, Limited. President and director American Construction Company, Whitney Corporation Home: New York, New New York
Married Charlotte Wilson, March 28, 1918. Children: James Wilson, William Allison, Gwin Richard.