William Adlington Barrow Cadbury

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William Adlington Barrow Cadbury

William Adlington Cadbury (17 February 1867 – 8 July 1957), was an English businessman affiliated with his family company, Cadbury, which his grandfather, John Cadbury had founded.

He was born in Edgbaston and educated at Quaker schools.[1] He began working at Cadbury in 1887.[1]

In 1905 he commissioned the first Cadbury logo.[2] In 1921, the Cadbury script logo was introduced, based on William Cadbury's signature.[2]

Family[]

He married Emmeline H Wilson in 1902 and they had six children: Hannah (1903), John (1905), Alan (1907), Constance (1910), Richard (1911) and Brandon (1915).

Death[]

He died at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, aged 90.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Lowell Joseph Satre (2005). Chocolate on Trial: Slavery, Politics, and the Ethics of Business. Ohio University Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-8214-1625-9.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Cadbury logo: history, cadbury.co.uk; accessed 3 April 2016.


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