Samuel Howard Whitbread (8 January 1858 – 29 July 1944) was a British

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and a member of the

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brewing family.

Career

He was the son of Samuel Whitbread. He served as the Member of Parliament for the constituencies of

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and

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(until 1895). He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of

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on 31 March 1906. In 1912, he became

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(until 1936). Whitbread was appointed a Companion of the

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in the

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Family

On 16 January 1904, he married Madeline Bourke, the granddaughter of the 5th

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. 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)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitbread, Samuel Howard 1858 births 1944 deaths Deputy Lieutenants of Bedfordshire Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Lord-Lieutenants of Bedfordshire UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1906–1910 Companions of the Order of the Bath