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She was born 7 Jul 1867, Oakland, CA, daughter of George Edwin and Mary Lewis | She was born 7 Jul 1867, Oakland, CA, daughter of George Edwin and Mary Lewis | ||
| − | (SWEARINGEN) WHITNEY. Her WHITNEY lineage is Charlotte Anita<sup>8</sup> WHITNEY [George Edwin<sup>7</sup>, George Washington Riggs<sup>6</sup> | + | (SWEARINGEN) WHITNEY. Her WHITNEY lineage is Charlotte Anita<sup>8</sup> WHITNEY ([[Family:Whitney, George Edwin (1836-1893)|George Edwin<sup>7</sup>]], |
| + | [[Family:Whitney, George Washington (1809-1866)|George Washington Riggs<sup>6</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1767-1849)|Henry<sup>5</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Isaac (1721-1800)|Isaac<sup>4</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1680-c1768)|Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1643-1723)|Benjamin<sup>2</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | ||
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Charlotte Anita Whitney, suffragist and political radical.
Native Californian who was a supporter of the Industrial Workers of the World and a member of the Socialist Party and the American Communist Party. She was convicted under California's Criminal Syndicalism Act in 1920 of belonging to a party advocating unlawful violence to accomplish political change, but was pardoned by Governor Clement Calhoun Young.
She was born 7 Jul 1867, Oakland, CA, daughter of George Edwin and Mary Lewis (SWEARINGEN) WHITNEY. Her WHITNEY lineage is Charlotte Anita8 WHITNEY (George Edwin7, George Washington Riggs6, Henry5, Isaac4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1),
