Samuel Whitbread Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Samuel Whitbread NPG D4773

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Opie

Whitbread was the son of the brewer Samuel Whitbread. He entered Parliament as a Whig MP in 1790, where he established himself as one of the leading figures of the Foxite Whig opposition in the Commons. A reformer, he championed religious and civil rights, the abolition of slavery, and a national education system. In 1805 he played a key role in bringing Lord Melville to justice for alleged financial dealings while he was Treasurer of the Navy. He failed to secure office when... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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