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Betsey Maria Whitney (née Cushing, formerly Roosevelt; May 18, 1908 – March 25, 1998) was an American philanthropist, a former daughter-in-law of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and later wife of U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St James's, John Hay Whitney.
Mar 26, 1998 · Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, the widow of John Hay (Jock) Whitney, the first wife of James Roosevelt and the last of the three glamorous Cushing sisters of Boston, died yesterday at...
Jan 3, 1999 · But the middle and last surviving sister, Betsey Cushing Whitney, who died in March, acquired the best -- the best husbands, the best houses, the happiest family life.
Betsey Maria Cushing Whitney (May 18, 1908 – March 25, 1998) was an American philanthropist, a former daughter-in-law of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and later wife of U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St James's, John Hay Whitney.
There are extensive files on the art collection amassed by John Hay Whitney and Betsey Cushing Whitney and their support of various charitable causes, especially in the fields of medicine, education, and art. The business files in the collection are mostly from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Mar 28, 1998 · Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, 89, multimillionaire philanthropist and widow of John Hay “Jock” Whitney. Also the first wife of James Roosevelt, Whitney was the last surviving of three...
Mar 26, 1998 · Mrs. Whitney was the widow of Jock Whitney, a prominent publisher and ambassador, and the first wife of James Roosevelt. She inherited a fortune and supported causes in medicine and art, but avoided publicity and social events.
