- Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford
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For other people named Orlando Bridgeman, see Orlando Bridgeman (disambiguation).
The Earl of Bradford
Arms of the Earl of BradfordBorn 19 March 1762 Died 7 September 1825 (aged 63) Title Earl of Bradford Tenure 30 November 1815 – 7 September 1825
(9 years, 281 days)Other titles 1st Viscount Newport
2nd Baron Bradford
6th Baronet Bridgeman of Great LeverSuccessor George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl Spouse(s) Lucy Elizabeth Byng Issue George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman
Charles Orlando Bridgeman
Orlando Henry Bridgeman
Henry Edmund BridgemanParents Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford
Elizabeth SimpsonOrlando 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
- ^ 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 WalpoleMember of Parliament for Wigan
1784–1800
With: John CotesSucceeded by
John Cotes
George William GunningPeerage of the United Kingdom New creation Earl of Bradford
1815–1825Succeeded by
George BridgemanPeerage of Great Britain Preceded by
Henry BridgemanBaron Bradford
1800–1825Succeeded by
George BridgemanCategories:- 1762 births
- 1825 deaths
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- British MPs 1784–1790
- British MPs 1790–1796
- British MPs 1796–1800
- Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Earls of Bradford (1815)
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- Old Harrovians
- Politics of Wigan
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- Great Britain MP (1707–1800) stubs
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