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Samuel Whitbread, English politician (died 1815)

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Samuel Whitbread (1764–1815)

English politician (1764-1815)

Samuel Whitbread was a British politician. The heir of a wealthy brewer, he was a staunch Whig sitting in Parliament from 1790 to his death. Shortly after the Battle of Waterloo he committed suicide, having been very sympathetic to the defeated French emperor Napoleon.
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January 18

Day of the year

January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 347 days remain until the end of the year.
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