Cuthbert Whitaker

Sir Cuthbert Wilfred Whitaker (26 May 1873[1] – 1950) was editor of Whitaker's Almanack. He held the position for fifty-five years, succeeding his father Joseph Whitaker when he died in 1895, and was in turn succeeded by a nephew on his death. He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1914.[2]

He was Chairman of the City of London Food Control Committee during the Second World War, and was knighted in 1946 for services to the City of London Corporation.

Whitaker was a Councilman for the ward of Farringdon Within from 1905. In 1944 he led the initiative to found the Guildhall Historical Association on 16 June 1944.

References

  1. ↑ Who's Who in local government, 1935
  2. ↑ "Society of Antiquaries Collections Online | SAL/05/03/08/26/09". collections.sal.org.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  • F. A. Marteau, ed., Who's who in press, publicity, printing, 1939
  • News Chronicle obituary clipping, 1950.
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