Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford

For other people named Orlando Bridgeman, see Orlando Bridgeman (disambiguation).

The Earl of Bradford
Arms of the Earl of Bradford
Born	19 March 1762(1762-03-19)
Died	7 September 1825(1825-09-07) (aged 63)
Title	Earl of Bradford
Tenure	30 November 1815 – 7 September 1825 (&100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000281000000281 days)
Other titles	1st Viscount Newport 2nd Baron Bradford 6th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever
Successor	George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl
Spouse(s)	Lucy Elizabeth Byng
Issue	George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman Charles Orlando Bridgeman Orlando Henry Bridgeman Henry Edmund Bridgeman
Parents	Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford Elizabeth Simpson

Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford (19 March 1762 – 7 September 1825) was a British peer and politician.

The oldest son of the 1st Baron Bradford and Elizabeth Simpson, he was educated at Harrow School, London and at Trinity College, Cambridge.^[1] From 1784 to 1800, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan. Bridgeman succeeded to his father's titles on 5 June 1800. On 30 November 1815, he was made Viscount Newport, in the County of Shropshire and Earl of Bradford, in the County of Shropshire. Bradford died aged 63 in Weston Park in Staffordshire.

Family

Lord Bradford married Hon. Lucy Elizabeth Byng, daughter of the 4th Viscount Torrington on 29 May 1788. They had four children:

• George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford (1789–1865)
• Vice-Admiral Hon. Charles Orlando Bridgeman (1791–1860), married Eliza Caroline Chamberlain, daughter of Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet on 2 January 1819
• Hon. Orlando Henry Bridgeman (1794–1827), married Lady Selina Needham, daughter of the 5th Earl of Kilmorey on 5 July 1817
• Reverend Hon. Henry Edmund Bridgeman (1795–1872), married Louisa Elizabeth Simpson, daughter of Hon. John Simpson, son of the 1st Baron Bradford on 25 August 1820

References

1. ^ Bridgeman, Orlando in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.

• "thePeerage". http://www.thepeerage.com/p2777.htm#i27770. Retrieved 2006-11-18. 
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Cotes Horatio Walpole	Member of Parliament for Wigan 1784–1800 With: John Cotes	Succeeded by John Cotes George William Gunning
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Earl of Bradford 1815–1825	Succeeded by George Bridgeman
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Henry Bridgeman	Baron Bradford 1800–1825	Succeeded by George Bridgeman

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Name	Bradford, Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl Of
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Date of birth	19 March 1762
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Date of death	7 September 1825
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