Name George 2nd | Died March 22, 1865 | |
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Born 23 October 1789 ( 1789-10-23 ) Spouse(s) Georgina Elizabeth Moncreiffe
Helen Moncreiffe (nee Mackay) Parents Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford Grandparents Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford Great-grandparents Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet Education Trinity College, Cambridge, Harrow School People also search for Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford | ||
George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford (23 October 1789 – 22 March 1865) was a British peer.
The oldest son of Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford and Lucy Elizabeth Byng, Bridgeman was educated at Harrow School, London, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1810. He succeeded to his father's titles on 7 September 1825.
Family
Lord Bradford married, firstly, Georgina Elizabeth Moncreiffe, daughter of Thomas Moncreiffe in St George's, Hanover Square, on 5 March 1818. They had six children:
Lady Lucy Caroline and Lady Charlotte Anne both died of their injuries, one week apart, as a result of their cotton dresses being set alight by the sparks from a fireplace at the family home, Weston Park.
He married, secondly, Helen Mackay, daughter of Captain Æneas Mackay, in St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London on 30 October 1849. He died aged 75 at Weston Park, Staffordshire leaving an estate worth £140,000.