George Whatley (died 1791) was an English lawyer, a friend and correspondent of Benjamin Franklin.
He was also Vice President (1772–1779) and Treasurer (1779–1791) of the Foundling Hospital in London.
[1] Whatley was the author of Principles of Trade, published in 1774, which expounded the benefits of laissez faire economics, allied to free trade.
[2] Jared Sparks in The Works of Benjamin Franklin 1840, credits Franklin for the notes: these are in the view of noted economist Jacob Viner, superior to the text.
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