Career
He represented West Missisquoi and then Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1861. He was born in Saint-Armand-Est, the son of John B. Whitney and Lucy Leonard, and became involved in the business of importing goods at Montreal. He did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1861.
Whitney is thought to have died in Montreal in 1861 or later.