Samuel Whitbread was an English brewer and Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1895.

Biography

Whitbread was the eldest son of Samuel Charles Whitbread

Samuel Charles Whitbread

Samuel Charles Whitbread was a British Member of Parliament and member of the Whitbread brewing family.He was the son of Samuel Whitbread. He represented the constituency of Middlesex and was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1831.His interests were astronomy and meteorology...

 of Cardington, Bedfordshire

Cardington, Bedfordshire

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 and his wife Julia Brand daughter of Lord Dacre

Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre

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. He was a member of the Whitbread brewing

Whitbread

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 family. Whitbread was educated at Rugby School

Rugby School

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 and Trinity College, Cambridge

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. He was private secretary to Sir George Grey in 1850 and in 1852 was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Bedford

Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He was a frequent speaker during his time in the commons and was Civil Lord of the Admiralty from June 1859 to March 1863. He held his seat until 1895.

Whitbread lived at Southill Park

Southill, Bedfordshire

Southill is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, about from Biggleswade.The principal residence, Southill Park, was formerly the home of the Viscounts Torrington, but was bought at the end of the 18th century by Samuel Whitbread....

, Biggleswade. He was J.P.

Justice of the Peace

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 and Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

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 for Bedfordshire. He died at the age of 85.

Whitbread married Lady Isabella Charlotte Pelham, youngest daughter of Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester in July 1855 and had sons Francis and Samuel.

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