Cadbury

Cadbury, Dame Elizabeth, 1858-1951, English social worker and philanthropist, b. Elizabeth Mary Taylor, studied in France and Germany; wife of George Cadbury. She became interested in social service and was active in many organizations working for improvement in education, housing, and peace. She was a member of the Birmingham Education Committee after 1911 and of the International Council of Women and was city councilor of Birmingham (1919-25), president (1925) of the National Council of Evangelical Free Churches, and a justice of the peace (1926). In 1934 she was made Dame Commander of the British Empire.

Cadbury, George, 1839-1922, English manufacturer and social reformer; husband of Elizabeth Mary Cadbury. In 1861, Cadbury and his brother Richard assumed control of their father's Birmingham cocoa and chocolate factory. Interested in housing problems, the brothers moved (1880) the plant to Bournville and laid out a garden village. The successful venture influenced European model housing and garden city projects. Agitation for national old-age pensions and insurance was financed by Cadbury, who also worked to eliminate harsh labor conditions.

(born Sept. 19, 1839, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng.—died Oct. 24, 1922, Birmingham) British businessman and social reformer. In 1861 he and his brother Richard took over their father's failing business and built it into the highly prosperous Cadbury Brothers cocoa- and chocolate-manufacturing firm. They improved working conditions and introduced a private social security program for employees. George was also noted for his successful experiments in housing and town planning in Bournville, where he built affordable working-class homes with large gardens.

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(born Sept. 19, 1839, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng.—died Oct. 24, 1922, Birmingham) British businessman and social reformer. In 1861 he and his brother Richard took over their father's failing business and built it into the highly prosperous Cadbury Brothers cocoa- and chocolate-manufacturing firm. They improved working conditions and introduced a private social security program for employees. George was also noted for his successful experiments in housing and town planning in Bournville, where he built affordable working-class homes with large gardens.

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Cadbury may refer to:Companies

• Cadbury plc, confectionery conglomerate
• Cadbury Dairy Milk
• Cadbury's Creme Egg
• Cadbury World, Birmingham
• Cadbury World, DunedinPeople
• Cadbury family
• John Cadbury (1801-1889), family patriarch
• Richard Cadbury (1835-1899), manufacturer and philanthropist
• George Cadbury (1839-1922), younger brother, developed the firm and perfected the recipe for Dairy Milk
• Laurence John Cadbury, son of George and Elizabeth
• Egbert Cadbury (1893—1967), First World War flying ace and later managing director of the family firm
• Peter Cadbury (1918-2006), an entrepreneur who made his own career outside the family firm
• (George) Adrian Cadbury (b. 1929), businessman and commentator on corporate governance
• Dominic Cadbury (b. 1940), businessman and Chancellor of the University of BirminghamPlaces
• Cadbury, Devon, England
• North Cadbury, Somerset , England
• South Cadbury, Somerset, England
• Cadbury Camp, North Somerset, England
• Cadbury Castle, Somerset, England
• Cadbury Castle, Devon, England
• Cadbury Hill, Somerset, EnglandOther
• 7028 'Cadbury Castle', Great Western Railway GWR 4073 Class locomotive
• Cadbury Report, British report on corporate governance
• Cadbury, butler of comic book and cartoon character Richie Rich (comics)