George Roland Whitby (12 February 1878 – 21 July 1966) was a British tea planter, businessman and a member of parliament.
[1] George Roland Whitby was born in Yeovil, Somerset, England on 12 February 1878, the second of six children (oldest son) to Joseph Whitby (1836-1915), a glove maker, and Maud Mary née Forster (1852-1945).
[4] In August 1896 he travelled from Liverpool on board the S.S. Staffordshire,[3] arriving in Colombo on 2 September.
[5] On 8 December 1915 he married Laura Gill Julian née Windeyer (1894-1969) and they had two daughters, Georgette Aline Mary (b.
Whitby died on 21 July 1966 in Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire, England.