Samuel Charles Whitbread
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Samuel Charles Whitbread (16 February 1796 – 22 May 1879) 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
(1820–1830) and was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
in 1831.
His interests were astronomy and meteorology. He served as president of the Royal Meteorological Society
from 1850 to 1853. In June 1854 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Whitbread married the Hon. Julia Trevor (died 1858), daughter of Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre
. Their eldest son was Samuel Whitbread
.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and member of the Whitbread
Whitbread
Whitbread PLC is a global hotel, coffee shop and restaurant company headquartered in Dunstable, United Kingdom. Its largest division is Premier Inn, which is the largest hotel brand in the UK with around 580 hotels and over 40,000 rooms. Its Costa Coffee chain has around 1,600 stores across 25...
brewing family.
He was the son of Samuel Whitbread. He represented the constituency of Middlesex
Middlesex (UK Parliament constituency)
Middlesex is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885....
(1820–1830) and was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
-1066–1125:*1066-c.1084: Ansculf de Picquigny*Ralph Taillebois*Hugh de Belcamp*1124 Richard of WinchesterFrom 1125 through the end of 1575, appointees to the shrievalty held the joint office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.-1575–1599:...
in 1831.
His interests were astronomy and meteorology. He served as president of the Royal Meteorological Society
Royal Meteorological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society traces its origins back to 3 April 1850 when the British Meteorological Society was formed as a society the objects of which should be the advancement and extension of meteorological science by determining the laws of climate and of meteorological phenomena in general...
from 1850 to 1853. In June 1854 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Whitbread married the Hon. Julia Trevor (died 1858), daughter of Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre
Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre
Henry Otway Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, CB was a British peer and soldier.Born Henry Otway Brand, he was the second son of Thomas Brand and the 19th Baroness Dacre. In 1806, he married Pyne Crosbie and they had six children:*Hon...
. Their eldest son was Samuel Whitbread
Samuel Whitbread (1830–1915)
Samuel Whitbread was an English brewer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1895.-Biography:...
.