Edward Whitley

"Liverpool". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1880.

Edward Ewart Whitley (1825 – 14 January 1892) was an English solicitor and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1892.

Biography Whitley was the son of John Whitley of Liverpool and his wife Isabella Greenall, He became a J. P. for Liverpool.

In 1880 Whitley was elected as one of three Members of Parliament (MPs) for Liverpool and held the seat until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. He was then elected MP for Everton, and by a triangular piece of rocky ground in Everton called Whitley Gardens.

There is a statue of Edward Whitley in St George's Hall, Liverpool.

Children Edward had five children, including Herbert Whitley and brother William, who moved to Devon with their mother and sister, Mary, following their father's death. Eldest son Edward Jr remained in Liverpool pursuing his medical career.

Herbert founded Paignton Zoo, having been awarded the Military Cross the previous year for conspicuous gallantry.