Samuel Whitbread (Liberal politician)

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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]

Samuel Whitbread
Member of Parliament
for Luton
In office
1892–1895
Preceded byCyril Flower
Succeeded byThomas Ashton
Member of Parliament
for Huntingdon
In office
1906–1910
Preceded byGeorge Montagu
Succeeded byJohn Cator
Personal details
Born
Samuel Howard Whitbread

(1858-01-08)8 January 1858
Died29 July 1944(1944-07-29) (aged 86)
Political partyLiberal
Parent

Career

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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.[2] 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.[3]

Family

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

  • Major Simon Whitbread (born 12 October 1904, died 1985)
  • Anne Joscelyne Whitbread (born 9 November 1906, died 1936)
  • Humphrey Whitbread (born 7 February 1912, died 4 July 2000)

References

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  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.
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Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
1912–1936
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Luton
18921895
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Huntingdon
19061910
Succeeded by