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Whitbread was born on 18 January 1764 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, the son of the brewer Samuel Whitbread. [1] He was educated at Eton College, Christ Church, Oxford, and St John's College, Cambridge, [2] after which he embarked on a European "Grand Tour", visiting Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Prussia, France, and Italy. He returned to ...
Whitbread is a British multinational hotel and restaurant company headquartered in Houghton Regis, England.The business was founded as a brewery in 1742 by Samuel Whitbread in partnership with Godfrey and Thomas Shewell, with premises in London at the junction of Old Street and Upper Whitecross Street, along with a brewery in Brick Lane, Spitalfields.
Whitbread was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge. [2] He was private secretary to Sir George Grey in 1850 and in 1852 was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford . He was a frequent speaker during his time in the commons and was Civil Lord of the Admiralty from June 1859 to March 1863. [ 3 ]
Samuel Whitbread Academy is an Upper School and Sixth Form with Academy status serving the rural communities around the small market town of Shefford in Central Bedfordshire. Its school campus includes a nursery school and facilities for adult education. The school has recently won the schools national vase at Twickenham.
Samuel Whitbread (Liberal politician), his son, British Member of Parliament for Luton, 1892–1895, and Huntingdon, 1906–1910 Sir Samuel Whitbread (businessman, born 1937) (1937–2023), his grandson, former chairman of Whitbread & Co. and Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
The Costa Book Award for Children's Book, formerly known as the Whitbread Award (1971–2005), was an annual literary award for children's books, part of the Costa Book Awards, which were discontinued in 2022, the 2021 awards being the last made.
Whitbread Round the World Race, former name of the Volvo Ocean Race sailing race Whitbread 60, a class of racing designed for this race, now known as the Volvo Ocean 60; Whitbread Book Awards, former name of the Costa Book Awards; Samuel Whitbread Academy, a school; Whitbread Engine, one of the first rotative steam engines
The Costa Book Award for Novel, formerly known as the Whitbread Award (1971–2005), was an annual literary award for novels, as part of the Costa Book Awards. The awards were dissolved in 2022. [ 1 ]