Primary Name: Captain George H. Whitney
Filed as: Whitney, George H.
Born: October 22, 1859 – Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: January 5, 1936 – California
Spouse: Grace L. T. Walters (married April 2, 1918, Seattle, Washington)
Occupation: Local Inspector of Hulls, Steamboat Inspection Service
Affiliation: Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6
Associated places: Saint John, New Brunswick; San Francisco, California; Sitka, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Biography
Captain George H. Whitney was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.
Whitney was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada on October 22, 1859 and went to sea at a young age. He came to the United States in 1875 and later came to Alaska from San Francisco in 1898 when he was transferred to the Sitka office of the Steamboat Inspection Service.
In 1912, the office was moved to Juneau, where Whitney was placed in charge as Local Inspector of Hulls. He served in that position until his retirement in 1928.
He married Grace L. T. Walters in Seattle, Washington, on April 2, 1918.
During his sixteen years in Juneau, Captain Whitney was active in the Scottish Rite Masons and served as a director of the First National Bank. He also held interests in the Ketchikan Power & Light Company, a proposed pulp and paper plant on the Speel River, and chrome mining ventures in south-central Alaska.
Captain Whitney died in California on January 5, 1936.
Sources
- Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo No. 6 Biographical Sketch
- Alaska State Library Historical Collection, PCA 300