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Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford

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The Earl of Bradford
Earl of Bradford
Arms of the Earl of Bradford
Tenure30 November 1815 – 7 September 1825
SuccessorGeorge Bridgeman, 2nd Earl
Other titles1st Viscount Newport
2nd Baron Bradford
6th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever
Born(1762-03-19)19 March 1762
Died7 September 1825(1825-09-07) (aged 63)
Spouse(s)Lucy Elizabeth Byng
Issue
ParentsHenry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford
Elizabeth Simpson

Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford (19 March 1762 – 7 September 1825) was a British peer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1784 to 1800.

Weston Park

Early life

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Bridgeman was the son of the 1st Baron Bradford and his wife Elizabeth Simpson, daughter of Reverend John Simpson.[1] He was educated at Harrow School, London, and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]

Career

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At the 1784 general election, Bridgeman was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan. He was returned unopposed for Wigan again in 1790 and 1796. His elder brother Henry Simpson Bridgeman had died in 1782 so he succeeded to his father's titles on 5 June 1800 and vacated his seat in the House of Commons.[3]

In October 1800 he raised a Troop at Weston for the Shropshire Yeomanry and commanded it as Captain until 1804.[4]

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.[3]

Personal life

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Lord Bradford married Hon. Lucy Elizabeth Byng, daughter of the 4th Viscount Torrington, on 29 May 1788. They had four sons and a daughter:[1]

Lord Bradford died on 7 September 1825 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son George.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h William Courthope (1838). Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. J. G. & F. Rivington. p. 187. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Bridgeman, Orlando (BRGN782O)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ a b "BRIDGEMAN, Orlando (1762–1825), of Weston Park, Staffs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ^ Capt P.C.G. Webster, The Records of the Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry, Lichfield: Lomax, 1870, pp. 16, 29; Appendix.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wigan
1784–1800
With: John Cotes
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Earl of Bradford
2nd creation
1815–1825
Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baron Bradford
1800–1825
Succeeded by