Samuel Whitbread (Liberal politician)

Samuel Howard Whitbread CB MP (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 was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Bedfordshire on 31 March 1906.[2] In 1912, he became Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (until 1936) and represented the constituencies of Huntingdon and Luton (until 1895).

Whitbread was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1917 Birthday Honours.[3]

Family

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

  • Major Simon Whitbread b. 12 Oct 1904, d. 1985
  • Anne Joscelyne Whitbread b. 9 Nov 1906, d. 1936
  • Humphrey Whitbread b. 7 Feb 1912, d. ????

References

  1. Bedfordshire County Council - the Whitbread family Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "No. 27902". The London Gazette. 6 April 1906. p. 2433.
  3. "No. 30111". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1917. p. 5455.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Lord St John of Bletso
Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
19121936
Succeeded by
The Lord Luke
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Cyril Flower
Member of Parliament for Luton
18921895
Succeeded by
Thomas Ashton
Preceded by
George Montagu
Member of Parliament for Huntingdon
19061910
Succeeded by
John Cator
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