Thomas Warburton | |
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Born | 1837 Bury, Lancashire, England |
Died | 1909 | (aged 71–72)
Nationality | English |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | founding Warburtons |
Spouse | Ellen Platt |
Thomas Warburton (1837–1909) was an English businessman. In 1870, he founded a grocery shop which became a bakery business, known today as Warburtons. It is now the largest bakery business in the United Kingdom, owned by Jonathon, Ross and Brett Warburton, the fifth generation of the family.[1]