GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-002576
NameEdward Whitby
TitleMr.
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. ca. 1578-03-25 - d. 1639-04-18 (old)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked Sermons
Linked ReportsSermon reports relating to Chester -- auditor
Associated PlacesChester -- Place of BusinessBrasenose College -- Place of StudyInner Temple -- Place of Study
Source of DataAO (Foster); ODNB (Article: 70623); History of Parliament Online; Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources ConsultedAO (Foster); ODNB (Article: 70623); History of Parliament Online
Other NoteEdward Whitby was born in Chester in c. 1578. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 12 November 1596, at the age of eighteen. He graduated B.A. on 3 December 1599. Whitby subsequently entered the Inner Temple in 1600 and was called to the bar in 1610. He became recorder of Chester in 1613. He also served Chester as an M.P. in 1614 and throughout the 1620s. Whitby died on 18 April 1639, and was buried in St Mary's Church, Chester. The diary of his brother Thomas, held at the Cheshire Archives (CR 374), records an attempt to unseat Edward from the recordership of Chester.
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
|---|---|
| www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/whitby-edward-1578-1639 | History of Parliament Online entry for Edward Whitby. |
| discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/e8793399-8a89-47b7-b480-4bd79ab2db5f | Information about Thomas Whitby's diary, held at the Cheshire Archives (CR 374). |
| discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7587719 | Document relating to Edward Whitby, held at the National Archives (SP 17/G/40). |
GEMMS record createdJuly 06, 2019
GEMMS record last editedAugust 03, 2019