Whale worked as a solicitor in
Huntingdon and
Woolwich. He was the Mayor of Woolwich (1908–1909) and was a Liberal parliamentary candidate for
Marylebone. He was a fellow of the
Royal Historical Society and member of the
Folklore Society, Johnson Club, Omar Khayyam Club,
National Liberal Club and
Samuel Pepys Club. He lived at
York Terrace and had a library of 60,000 books. Whale was a friend of
H. G. Wells. Whale collapsed and died after giving a speech at the Annual Dinner of the Rationalist Press Association in 1925. ==Publications==