Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford
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1762 – 1825
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Who was Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford?
Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford 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 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.
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- Born
- Mar 19, 1762
- Parents
- Children
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Harrow School
- Died
- Sep 7, 1825
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on July 23, 2013
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