An English Butler’s Journey (April 16) to an Iconic Newport Mansion, Chepstow

The course will cover how and why one embarks on a career as a servant, the steps along the way, and the duties of each from entry level hall boy to butler at Newport’s Chepstow. It will explore the intimate relationship and loyalty between master and servant. This will be highlighted by actual stories that will show how close these ties are. The course will also show the impact servant life has on the family of the career servant, both positively and negatively.

Thomas Whittleton graduated from Providence College with a B.A. in political science and an M.P.A. in public administration. He is a retired senior executive in the federal government, a retired Navy captain and former adjunct professor at American University. He has a unique knowledge of the life of a career servant as his father was an English butler and his mother an Irish maid. From his birth, Tom was immersed in the lives of servants and those who employ them.