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,

Lord Mayor of Birmingham
in 1919-1921.

He was born in

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

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  2. ^ a b Cadbury logo: history, cadbury.co.uk; accessed 3 April 2016.