Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Eli Whitney
Bank Director
Centurion, 1895–1924
Allen W. Evarts and Othniel C. Marsh
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
Age forty-eight
New Haven, Connecticut
Archivist’s Notes
Father-in-law of Thomas M. Debevoise; grandfather of Eli Whitney Debevoise; great-grandfather of Thomas M. Debevoise
Century Memorial
Eli Whitney, direct descendant of the inventor of the cotton gin, made his home in the city of New Haven, where his celebrated ancestor graduated from Yale University in 1792. The call of practical affairs had diverted the elder Whitney from the law practice which had been selected for him to invention and business administration. The descendant inherited this quality; he was one of the leading bankers and business men of his city, director in a long list of banks, railways, manufacturing and utility companies and president of several of them. He had been actively engaged in state and municipal politics, and had held public offices on several occasions.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1925 Century Association Yearbook
