Family Sibling
Elizabeth Le Prince-Whitley
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3182737 · wikidata
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John Whitley
1843-12-13 – 1922-03-21
Life & Legacy
John Robinson Whitley (13 December 1843, Leeds – 22 March 1922, Condette, France) was a British entrepreneur who inaugurated the Earl's Court Exhibition Grounds in West London in 1887. After four major exhibitions on the site (1887–1892), he moved to France where in partnership with Allen Stoneham, he developed Touquet-Paris-Plage and created Hardelot-Plage.
He was a brother-in-law of pioneering French cinematographer, Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince and grandfather of Air marshal Sir John Whitley.
Occupation & Career
businessperson
Education
Durham University
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Education & Institutions
Durham University
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