Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford

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Title Earl of Bradford Died September 7, 1825 Role Baron Bradford		Name Orlando 1st Spouse(s) Lucy Elizabeth Byng
Born 19 March 1762 ( 1762-03-19 ) Tenure 30 November 1815 – 7 September 1825 Other titles 1st Viscount Newport 2nd Baron Bradford 6th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever Issue George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman Charles Orlando Bridgeman Orlando Henry Bridgeman Henry Edmund Bridgeman Parents Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford Successor George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford Children George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford Grandparents Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet Education Harrow School, Trinity College, Cambridge

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. 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 the 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

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