Michael Whitley
For the naval historian, see Michael J. Whitley.
Sir Michael Whitley (26 September 1872 – 14 October 1959) was a British colonial administrator who became a senior judge and later Attorney General in the Straits Settlements.
Education
Michael Henry Whitley was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton and at King's College, London.
Career
Whitley joined the civil service of the Federated Malay States in 1896 and was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple. In 1918 he was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Straits Settlements, where he remained until his appointment as Attorney-General of Singapore in 1925.
Whitley retired and became a knight bachelor in 1929. He returned to England and was made a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire.
Sources
- Obituary of Sir Michael Whitley, The Times, 16 October 1959 (pg. 15; Issue 54593; col C)
- ”Death of Sir Michael Whitley reported”, The Straits Times, 24 February 1960
- Janus, Catalogue entries for Sir Michael Whitley from the photographic collection of the British Association of Malaysia and Singapore, Extracted 6 May, 2010
| Preceded by James William Murison |
Attorney-General of Singapore 1925 - 1929 |
Succeeded by Walter Clarence Huggard |
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