Samuel Whitbread (Liberal politician) explained

Samuel Whitbread
Constituency Mp:Luton
Parliament:United Kingdom
Term Start:1892
Term End:1895
Predecessor:Cyril Flower
Successor:Thomas Ashton
Constituency Mp2:Huntingdon
Parliament2:United Kingdom
Term Start2:1906
Term End2:1910
Predecessor2:George Montagu
Successor2:John Cator
Birth Name:Samuel Howard Whitbread
Birth Date:1858 1, df=y
Party:Liberal
Father:Samuel Whitbread

Samuel Howard Whitbread (8 January 1858 – 29 July 1944) was a British Member of Parliament and a member of the Whitbread brewing family.[1]

Career

He was the son of Samuel Whitbread. He served as the Member of Parliament for the constituencies of Huntingdon and Luton (until 1895).

He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Bedfordshire on 31 March 1906. In 1912, he became Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (until 1936).

Whitbread was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1917 Birthday Honours.

Family

On 16 January 1904, he married Madeline Bourke, the granddaughter of the 5th Earl of Mayo. They had three children together.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Southill/TheWhitbreadFamily.aspx Bedfordshire County Council - the Whitbread family