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27. März 1998 · NEW YORK -- Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, 89, a philanthropist in medicine and art who was the widow of publisher and ambassador John Hay "Jock" Whitney and a former daughter-in-law of ...
Name variations: Betsey Cushing; Mrs. James Roosevelt; Mrs. John Hay Whitney. Born Betsey Maria Cushing, May 18, 1908; died in Manhasset, New York, Mar 25, 1998; dau. of Henry Cushing (neurosurgeon) and Katherine "Kate" (Crowell) Cushing; sister of Babe Paley (1915–1978) and Minnie Astor Fosburgh (1906–1978); m. Source for information on ...
Barbara Cushing and Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, bonded in spirit and style. The Cushing sisters in 1937, from left: Babe, Betsey, and Minnie. From debutante days they were known for their beauty and charm, and later renowned for marrying into some of the country’s most prominent families. John and Betsey Whitney Posing Together
29. März 1998 · When Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney died on Wednesday at the age of 89, it was the end of a life spent at the pinnacle of power, privilege, and influence in philanthropy, in society, and in the ...
Babe was the daughter of Dr. Harvey Cushing. Together, with her older sisters, she was part of the "fabulous Cushing sisters ." [17] Her sister Minnie Cushing was the second wife of Vincent Astor , and another sister, Betsey Cushing married James Roosevelt (the son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt ), and later John Hay Whitney . [18]
Betsey Cushing Whitney was a benefactor of hospitals, and in 1983 established the Greentree Foundation to assist community groups. In 1991 Mrs. Whitney made a partial gift of Toulouse-Lautrec's Marcel Lender Dancing the Bolero in 'Chilpéric' to the National Gallery of Art At her death in 1998 she bequeathed an additional seven paintings to the Gallery.
Betsey Maria Cushing Whitney (May 18, 1909 – 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.
