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2 unusual facts about Eli Whitney Debevoise


Eli Whitney Debevoise

Eli Whitney Debevoise was born in Manhattan on December 14, 1899 and named after his great-great grandfather, Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin.

Notably, he was a founder of the International Commission of Jurists, one of the first global human rights organizations.



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Eli Whitney Debevoise II

Eli Whitney Debevoise II, commonly known as “Whitney Debevoise,” was born in Morristown, New Jersey in 1953 and graduated from the St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. in 1970.