From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Born February 2, 1856 in San Francisco, California; died 1931; father of Charles and (Ralph?) Whalley.

Active in Oakland, California, by c. 1887; briefly partner with George N. Andrews, 1888; briefly partner in Whalley & Genung of Oakland, California, c. 1889; active in Berkeley, California, 1892-1905; partner with Edwin A. Spencer in Berkeley, California, 1905-1906; partner with his son, Ralph, in Berkeley, California.

Staff: C. A. Anderson.

Sources:

• Orpha Ochse, The History of the Organ in the United States (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975), 316.
• Piano and Organ Purchaser’s Guide, Purchaser’s Guide to the Music Industries, (New York: Music Trades).

Also reported as Thomas J. Whalley.