▁given ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁staff ▁school ▁at ▁Fort ▁Le aven worth . ▁He ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Whit ney ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁and ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Yan kee ▁Division . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁general ▁and ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁division . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Whit ney ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Con cord ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁" p ure ly ▁personal ▁reasons ". ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁Florida ▁and ▁after ▁passing ▁the ▁Florida ▁bar ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁law . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Z oning ▁Board ▁of ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁Beach , ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pin ell as ▁County ▁Republican ▁Executive ▁Committee , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention . ▁ ▁Whit ney ▁died ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁at ▁the ▁Pal ms ▁of ▁Pas ad ena ▁Hospital ▁in ▁South ▁Pas ad ena , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th -