Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford

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

The Earl of Bradford
Earl of Bradford
Arms of the Earl of Bradford
Tenure	30 November 1815 – 7 September 1825
Successor	George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl
Other titles	1st Viscount Newport 2nd Baron Bradford 6th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever
Born	(1762-03-19)19 March 1762
Died	7 September 1825(1825-09-07) (aged 63)
Spouse(s)	Lucy Elizabeth Byng
Issue	George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford Hon. Charles Bridgeman Lady Lucy Whitmore Hon. Orlando Bridgeman Hon. Henry 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 who sat in the House of Commons from 1784 to 1800.

Weston Park

Early life

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

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

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]

• George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford (1789–1865), who married twice.[1]
• Hon. Charles Orlando Bridgeman (1791–1860), a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy who married Eliza Caroline Chamberlain, daughter of Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet, in 1819.[1]
• Lady Lucy Georgiana Elizabeth Whitmore (1792–1840), who married William Wolryche-Whitmore.[1]
• Hon. Orlando Henry Bridgeman (1794–1827), who married Lady Selina Needham, daughter of the 5th Earl of Kilmorey, in 1817.[1]
• Hon. Henry Edmund Bridgeman (1795–1872), a reverend who married his cousin Louisa Elizabeth Simpson, daughter of Hon. John Simpson, the son of the 1st Baron Bradford (but took the name of Simpson in 1785), in 1820.[1]

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

References

1. 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. "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 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 2nd creation 1815–1825	Succeeded by George Bridgeman
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Henry Bridgeman	Baron Bradford 1800–1825	Succeeded by George Bridgeman