Dorothy Adlington Cadbury
Born (1892-10-14 ) 14 October 1892Died 21 August 1987(1987-08-21) (aged 94) Nationality British Parent Geraldine Cadbury
Dorothy Adlington Cadbury (14 October 1892 – 21 August 1987) was an English botanist and director of confectionery company Cadbury's .[ 2]
Life
Born in Birmingham in 1892, she was the oldest child of Dame Geraldine Cadbury (1864–1941) and Barrow Cadbury (1862–1958).[ 3] Quaker .[ 4]
Cadbury worked as director of confectionery company Cadbury's .[ 5] International Industrial Relations Institute , serving as its treasurer until Resigning at their second conference in 1928.[ 6]
Following her retirement from Cadbury's she devoted her time to botany and became an expert on pond weeds.[ 2] Botanical Society of the British Isles , in 1937 she also joined the Wild Flower Society [ 4] Birmingham Natural History Society (BNHS).[ 7] A Computer Mapped Flora , the main flora of Warwickshire in the 20th century.[ 8]
Her name appears on the side of tubs of Cadbury Roses , with the company stating they were named after her favourite flowers, roses, which grew in the gardens of the original factory at Bournville.[ 9] [ 10]
She died in 1987.[ 11]
References
^ 1901 England Census ^ a b Hawkes, J.G. (1988). "Dorothy Adlington Cadbury (1892- 1987)" . Watsonia . 17 : 208– 209 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. ^ The British Friend ^ a b "Dorothy Adlington Cadbury" . The Daily Gardener . 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2024 .^ The Directory of Directors ^ Carlson, Benny (2007). "The IRI and its Swedish Connection". American Studies in Scandinavia . 39 (1): 13– 32. doi :10.22439/asca.v39i1.4560 . ^ "Dorothy Adlington Cadbury" . National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 31 October 2022 .^ Cadbury, D. A.; Hawkes, J. G.; Readett, R. C. (1971). A Computer Mapped Flora, a study of the county of Warwickshire . Academic Press. p. 778. ^ "The lost chocolates from Quality Street, Roses, Celebrations and Heroes" . Nottingham Post . Retrieved 31 October 2022 .^ "Cadbury Roses" . Waitrose.com . Retrieved 30 November 2021 .^ Desmond, Ray (23 December 2020). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers ISBN 978-1-000-12449-1
