Michael Whitley

Sir Michael Whitley, Kt (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 in 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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Date of birth	26 September 1872
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Date of death	14 October 1959
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