Dorothy Adlington Cadbury (14 October 1892 – 21 August 1987) was an English botanist and director of confectionery company Cadbury's. She was an expert on pondweeds, collecting many Potamogeton samples for the British Museum, and was the lead author of the main flora of Warwickshire in the 20th century.
Life
Born in Birmingham in 1892, she was the oldest child of Dame Geraldine Cadbury (1864–1941) and Barrow Cadbury (1862–1958).[2] She was raised as a Quaker,[3] and remained a committed member of the society throughout her life.
Cadbury worked in the Cadbury factory for a year, and then worked as director of confectionery company Cadbury's.[4][5]