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John Cadbury (12 August 1801 – 11 May 1889) was an English Quaker and businessperson, who founded the Cadbury chocolate company in Birmingham, England.He was also involved in activism and philanthropy, championing workers' rights, environmental and industrial reform, temperance, animal welfare, education, and healthcare, while actively opposing cruelty, exploitation, and indulgent practices.
On 4 March 1824, [4] John Cadbury began selling tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate in Bull Street in Birmingham, England. [5] From 1831 he moved into the production of a variety of cocoa and drinking chocolates, made in a factory in Bridge Street and sold mainly to the wealthy because of the high cost of production. [6]
Dorothy Adlington Cadbury (1892–1987), director of Cadbury and botanist. Her name appears on the side of tubs of Cadbury Roses chocolates. [3] Paul Cadbury (1895–1984), chair of the Barrow Cadbury Trust from 1958 until his death in 1984 [4] Charles Lloyd Cadbury (1926–2000), director of Barrow Cadbury Fund from 1992 until his death [5]
John Cadbury was an English Quaker who traveled to Ireland several times for missionary work. [13] He was also the founder of the Cadbury confectionary company. [14] Robert John Davidson and his wife Mary Jane Davidson were Irish Quakers who worked in Sichuan. [15] Robert John Davidson and his wife Mary Jane Davidson at Chengtu.
Richard Tapper Cadbury (1768 – 13 March 1860) was an English draper, abolitionist and philanthropist. [4] He came to Birmingham in 1794 and started a linen draper's business in partnership with a fellow Quaker. His children included John Cadbury, who was given help to start a tea and coffee business that would develop into Cadbury's.
George Cadbury was the son of John Cadbury, a tea and coffee dealer, and his wife Candia. [1]The Cadburys were members of the Society of Friends or Quakers.. He worked at a school for adults on Sundays with no pay, despite only going to the school himself till he was fifteen. [2]
1 Early life. 2 Career. 3 Family. 4 Honours. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... Cadbury was born on 12 May 1940, the son of Laurence John Cadbury and ...
Dame Elizabeth Mary Cadbury DBE (née Taylor; 24 June 1858 – 4 December 1951) was a British activist, politician and philanthropist. Her husband was George Cadbury , the chocolate manufacturer. [ 1 ]