John Robinson Whitley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Entrepreneur (b. 1843, d. 1922)
Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1843
Place of Birth: Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 21-Mar-1922
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John Robinson Whitley
- 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.
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