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Percival Nathan Whitley

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Percival Nathan Whitley (1893–1956), eldest son of J. H. Whitley, was a cotton spinner and educationist.[1]

Early life and education

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Born 1893 in Halifax, Yorkshire, the eldest child of John and Margherita Whitley. Percival was educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford.[2]

Career

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Percival was in the BEF during World War I and participated in the attack on Salonika.

Like his grandfather he went into local politics, working mostly in the Education sector. He is credited with starting vocational education in Calderdale.[3]

He was Mayor of Halifax during World War II between 1941 and 1942[4] and his sister, Margaret Phyllis, was Mayoress.

He took over the family Cotton Spinning business, S. Whitley and Son, up to his death.

Later life

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Percival died, unmarried, in 1956 and is buried in the family plot, 456, in Lister Lane Cemetery.[2]

References

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