New Century Cyclopedia of Names, Vol. III, Ed. by Clarence L. Barnhart and William D. Halsey, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., NY. Whalen, Grover Aloysius b at NY June 2, 1886. American public official and businessman. He served as police commissioner of NY City (1928-30) and as president of the NY World's Fair (1939-40). However, he is best known as chairman of the mayor's reception committee, or office greeter of distinguishing guests of NY City. Whaley Bridge- Urban district in C England, in Derbyshire, about 10 mi. SE of Stockport, ab. 188 mi. NW of London by rail. 5,365 (1951). Whalley, Edward- d. at Hadley, Mass., c 1678. English commander in the English Civil War, and regicide, one of Cromwell's major generals. He fled to America at the Restoration. [My note: I would like to know where the editors of this book got the information on the place of death for Edward.] The Parish Registers of England, J. Charles Cox, LL.D., FSA, Rowman and Littlefield, Totowa, NJ, 1974. Whalley Parish, Lanc. 1538-1601 yrs incl, Lanc. P.R.S. (by whom printed), 1900 (Date of Issue) Angela Pratt Whaley CHECK OUT The Pratt Family of West Virginia at http://www.globalvision.net/~awhaley/ Researching Barnes, Covalt, Cowell, Davis, Ford, Pratt, Weekley, Whaley Transcribing 1850 Barbour Co, (W)Va census [Salvation] is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8b,9