Henry Melville Whitney

Henry Melville Whitney
Whitney around 1900
Born	(1839-10-22)October 22, 1839 Conway, Massachusetts
Died	January 25, 1923(1923-01-25) (aged 83) Brookline, Massachusetts
Education	Williston Seminary
Occupation	Industrialist
Organization	Metropolitan Steamship Company
Known for	Founder of the West End Street Railway Company and Dominion Iron and Steel Company
Spouse	Margaret F. Green
Children	5
Parent(s)	James Scollay Whitney Laurinda Collins
Relatives	William Collins Whitney (brother) Charles T. Barney (brother-in-law) Henry F. Dimock (brother-in-law)
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Henry Melville Whitney (October 22, 1839 – January 25, 1923) was an American industrialist, the founder of the West End Street Railway Company of Boston, Massachusetts, and later the Dominion Coal Company Ltd. and the Dominion Iron and Steel Company Ltd. of Sydney, Nova Scotia. He was also president of the Metropolitan Steamship Company, long an important transportation link between Boston and New York City.^[1]