WHITBREAD, Sir Samuel Charles KCVO 1937-2023

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 19 Jan 2023: WHITBREAD Sir Samuel Charles KCVO, JP, DL, died peacefully at home on Tuesday 17th January aged 85. Much loved husband of Jane, father of Charles, Henry, William and Victoria, and very special grandpa to 15 grandchildren. Private funeral. Service of thanksgiving at a later date to be announced.

He was s of Maj Simon WHITBREAD 1904-85 (whom he succeeded as) head of that gentry family f/o Southill and Helen Beatrice Margaret 1917-2006 d of Hon Robert Henry HEPBURN-STUART-FORBES-TREFUSSIS 1888-1958 (s of the 20th Baron CLINTON 1834-1904) and Lady Dorothy Marguerite Elizabeth HERBERT 1888-1956 d of Col Edward William HERBERT 1855-1924 (gs of 2nd Earl of POWIS 1785-1848, gt gs of 3rd Duke of MONTROSE 1755-1836, 2xgt gs of 4th Duke of MANCHESTER 1737-88, etc) and Beatrice Anne 1864-1928 d of Sir Heworth WILLIAMSON 8th Bt 1827-1900, gd of 1st Earl of RAVENSWORTH 1797-1878, 2xgt gd of 1st Marquess of HERTFORD 1718-94, 3xgt gd of 2nd Duke of GRAFTON 1683-1757 (gs of King CHARLES II), 5xgt gd of 1st Duke of BEAUFORT c1629-1700, etc etc etc! He m 1961 Jane Mary b 1940 reg Q2 Sussex d of Charles William John Hugh HAYTER 1907-85 of Pudlicote House, Chilson, Oxon by his 1934 m ref 685//1354 St Giles to Edith Munro FRASER 1914-98, and had three sons and a dau as above – all of whom, with the 15 grandchildren, may be found on thepeerage.com website.

[Richard R]

Obit in the Times of 31 Jan 2023:

E X T R A C T

OBITUARY

Sir Samuel Whitbread obituary

Scion of the brewing family and countryman who saw himself as a farmer first and chairman of Whitbread second

… Whitbread was a farmer first and a brewer second; he joined the board of the eponymous family brewing company under pressure. His father, Simon, had been on the board as a non-executive but avoided succeeding his brother as chairman. The family stayed on the sidelines until Sam was encouraged to reclaim the chairmanship in 1984…

… Samuel Charles Whitbread was born in London in 1937, the only son of Helen (née Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis) and Simon Whitbread. Sam said of his father: “Ours was a distant relationship. I cannot say that I knew him well.”…

… [He] married Jane Hayter, whose father was a leading Hereford cattle breeder. When Sam knuckled down to running the brewery, Jane ran an adoption agency, started a vineyard on the estate and managed a herd of British White cattle. They had three sons and a daughter. Charles runs the family estate, William has been a wine merchant and ostrich farmer, and Henry and Victoria live privately…

Sir Samuel Whitbread KVCO, businessman and farmer, was born on February 22, 1937. He died on January 17, 2023, aged 85

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-samuel-whitbread-obituary-7mk3zfj22

[Richard R]

WHITBREAD Sir Samuel Whitbread KCVO, a Service of Thanksgiving will be held at St Paul’s, Bedford on 26th April 2023 at 2.30pm.

[Henry W]

From the Court Circular:

26 April 2023
Buckingham Palace
[...]
The King was represented by Mrs. Susan Lousada (His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire) at the Service of Thanksgiving for Sir Samuel Whitbread (formerly His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire) which was held in St. Paul's Church, St. Paul's Square, Bedford, this afternoon.

The Princess Royal was represented by Captain Sir Nicholas Wright RN.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were represented by Mr. Christopher Sharwood-Smith.

The Duke and Duchess of Kent were represented by Mr. Nicolas Adamson.