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James Scollay Whitney
1811–1878American business executive and politician
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Famous people · South Deerfield
South Deerfield has just one famous person to its name: James Scollay Whitney
The American business executive and politician James Scollay Whitney was born in 1811. Their birth falls in the early republic. One language has an article about them so far. 338 towns across Massachusetts can name a famous person born there.
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James Scollay Whitney
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First
1811
James Scollay Whitney
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Business
1 people
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Born in South Deerfield
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Photo credits (3)
- James Scollay Whitney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hitchcock: William S. Tyler., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Andrews: Frederick Calvin Norton, author. Reproduction of Connecticut State Library portrait by George F. Wright., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons