**William Hale White** (22 December 1831 – 14 March 1913), known by his pseudonym *Mark Rutherford*, was a British writer and civil servant.[1][2] His obituary in The Times stated that the "employment of a pseudonym, and sometimes of two (for some of 'Mark Rutherford's' work was 'edited by his friend, Reuben Shapcott'), was sufficient to prove a retiring disposition, and Mr. Hale White was little before the world in person."[2] -Wikipedia not to be confused with William Hale-White (the son of William Hale White), or For the English footballer, Mark Rutherford