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Whaley was born in New York and raised in Ohio. In 1842, he moved to Wayne County and worked in the lumber business.
After Virginia voted to secede in 1861, Whaley was elected to Congress by Union loyalists. He also helped recruit soldiers and fought as a Union officer, even escaping capture during a raid in Guyandotte (now part of Huntington). He served three terms in Congress and later worked as a customs official in Texas. He died in Point Pleasant.