Mary Bradford Whiting was born in 1864 in Bloomfield, Essex, the daughter of the Rev. John Bradford Whiting. Her father was a noted hymn-writer and she also contributed to the genre.
She also wrote numerous religious works and novels, mainly for the S.P.C.K. She was a writer and regular contributor to The Bookman, Quiver, Good Words, Temple Bar, The Gentleman's Magazine, Westminister Review, Fortnightly Review, The English Illustrated Magazine, The Young Woman, The Girls own paper.
She was a Member of the Ramsgate Women's Local Government Association.
She died unmarried in 1935. Effects £ 8,044 11s 8d.
