Sir William Edward Whyte FRSE OBE (1875–1950) was a 20th-century Scottish housing and planning lawyer and legal author in these fields.
He was born in Dumbarton in 1875 the son of William Whyte.
He joined Lanark County Council and rose to be its chief executive officer (CEO).
[1] In 1935 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
He was knighted by King George V in 1930 for services to local government.