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Obituary.
OBITUARY .
TN addition to the account given of J . Mr . Whitbread , in our last month's Obituary , we add the following particulars : —His father was a yeoman of Bedfordshire , who lived at the Barns at Cardington , in that county , on an estate of about 200 I . per annum , which devolved to his eldest son , who much
improved it by building , and spent much of his time at it after he purchased Bedwell-Park . He is said to have died worth a million at least ; the bulk of which he has bequeathed to his son . He was half-brother to Ive W . esq . harchvareman , of Cannon-street , and sheriff of London with Mr . Beckford ;
in 1755 . By his first wife , Harriet , daughter of Haytor , an eminent attorney , of London , whom he married in 1757 , and who died in 1764 , he has left issue a son ,. Samuel , gentlemancommoner of Christ-Church , Oxford , and representative of the town of Bedford in several parliaments after his father gave it up , and two daughters ; the eldest married , 1789 , 10 James Gordon , jun . esq . of More-park , Herts ; - the
younger , Emma , to Henry Beauchamp Lord St . John of Bletso , 1780 . Mr . W . married to his second wife , 1769 , Lady Mary , youngest daughter of the late Earl , and sister to the present Marquis , Cornwallis , who died in 1770 , in childbed of an only daughter , married , in June , 1795 , to Capt . George Grey ,
late of the Boyne man of war of 9 S guns , third son of Sir Charles G . K . B . and nephew of Sir Harry G . ban . whose sister was married in 1788 to the present Mr . W . and by whom he has several children . His extensive establishments in the brewery were long unrivaled , and perhaps , to a certain
point , remain so still , and excited the envy even of a poet , ( Peter'Pindar , in his progress of curiosity , ) who spares not royalty , though , in this instance of his satire , he has perpetuated a compliment to the Sovereign and the Man of Malt , by coupling them together . Mr , W's liberal charity will be witnessed by every parish where he had property , and in the distribution of his private benevolence , which is said to
have exceeded 3000 ! . per annum ; for no proper application met with a repulse ; and to his honour let it here be recorded , that , several years before his death he settled on St . Luke ' s Hospital for Lunaticks a perpetual rent-charge of one hundred guineas , payable out of his extensive premises in
Chiswellstreet . As a senator , he maintained his independence and integrity , his walk through life being uniform and unostentatious . The following are some of the principal heads of Mr . Whitbread ' s Will , and of those who are benefited by it : To his son , Samuel Whitbread , esq .
he has bequeathed the whole of his freehold estates , together with all the brewery concerns , except a part to his daughter , the wife of Mr . Grey , which was secured to her in marriage settlement . To his son-in-law , James Gordon , esq . to his nephews , Jacob Whitbread and John Wingate Jennings , esqrs . he has bequeathed 5000 I . each ; also 10 , 000 ! . being the amount of three bonds given- by Lord St . John , his son
in law . to whom he left a 1000 ) . the amount of another bond , also given by him . To his three Head Clerks , Mr . Sangster , Mr . Yellowly , and Mr . Green , he has left 500 I . each , who are all trustees for the management of the brewery . To Mr . Harman , his private
clerk , 500 I . To his butler , iool . and to every servant throughout his concerns , including clerks , domestics , draymen , and every other description , he has left a token of his regard , besides various sums from iool . to iol . in annuities , to old servants , and widows of servants . He has also made a clause
in his will , which sets forth , that should his Clerks , Mr . Green , Mr . Yellowly , ancl Mr . Sangster , at any time be desirous of purchasing a share in the brewery concerns , his son shall accede to the proposal , and give them credit for any sum they may want for that purpose , on their own bonds , not exceeding ioo , oool . To the different Hospitals in the metropolis and elsewhere he has bequeath-
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Obituary.
OBITUARY .
TN addition to the account given of J . Mr . Whitbread , in our last month's Obituary , we add the following particulars : —His father was a yeoman of Bedfordshire , who lived at the Barns at Cardington , in that county , on an estate of about 200 I . per annum , which devolved to his eldest son , who much
improved it by building , and spent much of his time at it after he purchased Bedwell-Park . He is said to have died worth a million at least ; the bulk of which he has bequeathed to his son . He was half-brother to Ive W . esq . harchvareman , of Cannon-street , and sheriff of London with Mr . Beckford ;
in 1755 . By his first wife , Harriet , daughter of Haytor , an eminent attorney , of London , whom he married in 1757 , and who died in 1764 , he has left issue a son ,. Samuel , gentlemancommoner of Christ-Church , Oxford , and representative of the town of Bedford in several parliaments after his father gave it up , and two daughters ; the eldest married , 1789 , 10 James Gordon , jun . esq . of More-park , Herts ; - the
younger , Emma , to Henry Beauchamp Lord St . John of Bletso , 1780 . Mr . W . married to his second wife , 1769 , Lady Mary , youngest daughter of the late Earl , and sister to the present Marquis , Cornwallis , who died in 1770 , in childbed of an only daughter , married , in June , 1795 , to Capt . George Grey ,
late of the Boyne man of war of 9 S guns , third son of Sir Charles G . K . B . and nephew of Sir Harry G . ban . whose sister was married in 1788 to the present Mr . W . and by whom he has several children . His extensive establishments in the brewery were long unrivaled , and perhaps , to a certain
point , remain so still , and excited the envy even of a poet , ( Peter'Pindar , in his progress of curiosity , ) who spares not royalty , though , in this instance of his satire , he has perpetuated a compliment to the Sovereign and the Man of Malt , by coupling them together . Mr , W's liberal charity will be witnessed by every parish where he had property , and in the distribution of his private benevolence , which is said to
have exceeded 3000 ! . per annum ; for no proper application met with a repulse ; and to his honour let it here be recorded , that , several years before his death he settled on St . Luke ' s Hospital for Lunaticks a perpetual rent-charge of one hundred guineas , payable out of his extensive premises in
Chiswellstreet . As a senator , he maintained his independence and integrity , his walk through life being uniform and unostentatious . The following are some of the principal heads of Mr . Whitbread ' s Will , and of those who are benefited by it : To his son , Samuel Whitbread , esq .
he has bequeathed the whole of his freehold estates , together with all the brewery concerns , except a part to his daughter , the wife of Mr . Grey , which was secured to her in marriage settlement . To his son-in-law , James Gordon , esq . to his nephews , Jacob Whitbread and John Wingate Jennings , esqrs . he has bequeathed 5000 I . each ; also 10 , 000 ! . being the amount of three bonds given- by Lord St . John , his son
in law . to whom he left a 1000 ) . the amount of another bond , also given by him . To his three Head Clerks , Mr . Sangster , Mr . Yellowly , and Mr . Green , he has left 500 I . each , who are all trustees for the management of the brewery . To Mr . Harman , his private
clerk , 500 I . To his butler , iool . and to every servant throughout his concerns , including clerks , domestics , draymen , and every other description , he has left a token of his regard , besides various sums from iool . to iol . in annuities , to old servants , and widows of servants . He has also made a clause
in his will , which sets forth , that should his Clerks , Mr . Green , Mr . Yellowly , ancl Mr . Sangster , at any time be desirous of purchasing a share in the brewery concerns , his son shall accede to the proposal , and give them credit for any sum they may want for that purpose , on their own bonds , not exceeding ioo , oool . To the different Hospitals in the metropolis and elsewhere he has bequeath-