Samuel Whitbread II by John Opie

Samuel Whitbread (1758 - June 6, 1815) was an English politician. Samuel Whitbread II byJohn Opie File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... John Opie (May 1761 - April 6, 1807) was an Cornish historical and portrait painter. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ...

Whitbread was the son of the brewer Samuel Whitbread. He was educated at Eton College, Christ Church, Oxford and St John's College, Cambridge, after which he embarked on a European 'Grand Tour', visiting Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Prussia, France and Italy. He returned to England in May 1786 and joined his father's successful brewing business. Samuel Whitbread (1720-1796) by Sir Joshua Reynolds Samuel Whitbread (August 30, 1720 - June 11, 1796) was an English brewer and Member of Parliament. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys. ... Christ Church, called in Latin Ædes Christi (i. ... Full name The College of Saint John the Evangelist of the University of Cambridge Motto - Named after The Hospital of Saint John the Evangelist, Cambridge, named after John the Evangelist Previous names - Established 1511 Sister College Balliol College Master Prof. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

He was elected Member of Parliament for Bedford in 1790, a post he held for eight years. A campaigner for the abolition of slavery. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Bedford is the county town of the English county of Bedfordshire. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A monument celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, erected in Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, Westminster, London Look up Slavery on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Enslaved redirects here. ...

He was a close friend and colleague of Charles James Fox. After Fox's death, Whitbread took over the leadership of the Whigs, and in 1805 led the campaign to have Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville, removed from office. The Right Honourable Charles James Fox (13 January 1749–13 September 1806) was a British Whig politician. ... This article is about the British Whig party. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (April 28, 1742 - May 28, 1811) was a British statesman. ...

In 1815 Whitbread began to suffer from depression, and on the morning of 6 June, he committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The word depression can mean: A decrease of functional activity in behavior patterns The everyday term for a sad mood, see depression (mood) The medical condition clinical depression, which includes decreased interest in pleasurable activities A sunken or depressed geological formation, see depression (geology) An economic depression, is a more... The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David, 1787 Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life; it is sometimes a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act. ...

Today, his decendents still hold their place as owners of much of mid-bedfordshire. Including a vaste estate linked with the villages of Southill, Old Warden, Stanford, Broom as well as smaller hamlets.