governor relations predecessor successor birth_name birth_place death_date death_place office birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
christine todd whitman charles s. whitman -lrb- grandfather -rrb- lucinda florio diane difrancesco john russell whitman albany , new york 2 july 2015 morristown , new jersey first gentleman of new jersey 8 june 1944 january 18 , 1994 christine todd whitman john whitman
 january 31 , 2001 john whitman businessman yale university harvard business school -lrb- mba -rrb-
john whitman

john russell whitman -lrb- june 8 , 1944 -- july 2 , 2015 -rrb- was an american businessman and investment banker who served as first gentleman of new jersey from january 18 , 1994 to january 31 , 2001 .
whitman has had a long career in banking and financial services , including working at citigroup .
whitman is the grandson of charles s. whitman , 41st governor of new york .
he was the husband of former governor of new jersey christine todd whitman .
