Samuel Charles Whitbread
Samuel Charles Whitbread (16 February 1796 – 22 May 1879) was a British Member of Parliament and member of the Whitbread brewing family.[1]
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.[2] In June 1854 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society [3]
Whitbread married the Hon. Julia Trevor (died 1858), daughter of Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre. Their eldest son was Samuel Whitbread. Their daughter, Juliana (03 June 1825 - 21 April 1870), married Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester.
References
- ↑ Bedfordshire County Council - the Whitbread family
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Samuel Charles Whitbread
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Middlesex 1820–1830 With: George Byng |
Succeeded by George Byng Joseph Hume |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by
John Dawson
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High Sheriff of Bedfordshire 1831 |
Succeeded by Thomas Potter Macqueen |
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- 1796 births
- 1879 deaths
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- High Sheriffs of Bedfordshire
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- People from Bedfordshire
- Presidents of the Royal Meteorological Society
- UK MPs 1820–26
- UK MPs 1826–30
- Whig (British political party) MPs
