James Whitall
(born 1888), Writer; son of John M. Whitall and Margaret Haines ('Pearlie') Whitall (née Bacon)Sitter in 1 portrait
Mildred Whitall; Helen Whitall; James Whitall; Margaret Millian Whitall; William Henry Whitall
by Unknown photographer
albumen print on card, 1894
NPG Ax160612
Related People
- Helen Whitall (sister)
- John M. Whitall (father)
- Margaret Millian Whitall (sister)
- Mildred Whitall (sister)
- Margaret Haines ('Pearlie') Whitall (née Bacon) (mother)
- William Henry Whitall (brother)
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Carol W. Oakman
03 October 2022, 21:13
James Whitall lived both in the USA and London, UK. He was born to Margaret Haines Bacon Whitall1861-1931 and John Mickle Whitall 1858-1926 on 8 April 1888 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married Mildred Mason Smith 1888-1973 at the Germantown Friends Meeting House, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 26 September 1911. He died in Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland on 24 Mar 1954.
James was an author and translator. According to his obituary in the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, 25 Mar 1954, Thursday, Page 28, "A native of Philadelphia and graduate of Haverford College, Mr. Whitall spent fourteen years in London, where through association with literary publications he became friends with such authors as Virginia Woolf, George Moore and his cousin, Logan Pearsall Smith. On returning to America, these literary contacts, together with an intimate acquaintance with the musical and theatrical element in London became the subject of an autobiography entitled, 'English Years.'"
James and Mildred had 2 issue.
1. John Mickle Whitall 1922-1923
2. Richard Whitall 13 May 1924-18 November 1966