Background
Straight, Whitney Willard was born on November 6, 1912 in New York, United States. Son of Willard Dickerman and Dorothy (Whitney) Straight.
Straight, Whitney Willard was born on November 6, 1912 in New York, United States. Son of Willard Dickerman and Dorothy (Whitney) Straight.
Student Trinity College, Cambridge 1930-1932.
Professional motor car driver, 1931-1934. Founded Straight Corporation (aviation), 1934. Deputy chairman British European Airways, 1946.
Chief executive British Overseas Airways Corporation, 1947-1949, deputy chairman, 1949-1955.
Deputy chairman Rolls-Royce Limited, 1956-1971, chairman, 1971-1979. Director Midland Bank.
Deputy chairman Post Office Corporation, 1968-1979. Chairman executive com Alexander Rose Day.
Served with R.A.F., 1938-1945. Fellow Royal Society Arts, Royal Geography Society, British Institute Management. Member Institute Transport.
Clubs: International Sportsmens’.
Married Lady Daphne Finch-Hatton, July 17, 1935. Children: Camilla Caroline, Amanda Betsy.