Samuel Whitbread; Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, 1st Bt Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Samuel Whitbread; Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, 1st Bt NPG D14368
© National Portrait Gallery, London
published by Sir Richard Phillips
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.










