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