Samuel Whitbread (1720–1796)

Samuel Whitbread
Samuel Whitbread
	Portrait by Samuel William Reynolds, c. 1809
Member of the Great Britain Parliament; for Bedford
	In office; 1768–1774 Serving with Richard Vernon
Preceded by	Francis Herne; Richard Vernon;
Succeeded by	Sir William Wake, Bt; Robert Sparrow;
Member of the Great Britain Parliament; for Bedford
	In office; 1775–1790 Serving with Sir William Wake, Bt 1775–1784; William MacDowall Colhoun 1784–1790;
Preceded by	Sir William Wake, Bt; Robert Sparrow;
Succeeded by	William MacDowall Colhoun; Samuel Whitbread;
Member of the Great Britain Parliament; for Steyning
	In office; 1792–1796 Serving with John Curtis 1792–1794; John Henniker-Major 1794–1796;
Preceded by	John Curtis; James Lloyd;
Succeeded by	John Henniker-Major; James Lloyd;
Personal details
Born	20 August 1720; Cardington, Bedfordshire, England
Died	11 June 1796 (aged 75)
Children	Samuel Whitbread
Occupation	Brewer

Samuel Whitbread (30 August 1720 – 11 June 1796) was a British brewer and politician. In 1742, he established a brewery that in 1799 became Whitbread & Co Ltd.