George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford

George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford (23 October 1789 – 22 March 1865), styled Viscount Newport from 1815 to 1825, was a British peer.

The Earl of Bradford
Portrait by Sir George Hayter
Earl of Bradford
Tenure1825–1865
PredecessorOrlando Bridgeman
SuccessorOrlando Bridgeman
BornGeorge Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman
(1789-10-23)23 October 1789
Died22 March 1865(1865-03-22) (aged 75)
Staffordshire, England
Spouse(s)
  • Georgina Elizabeth Moncreiffe
    (m. 1818)
  • Helen MacKay
    (m. 1849)
Issue
Among others
FatherOrlando Bridgeman
MotherLucy Elizabeth Byng
Weston Park

Early life

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Bridgeman was born on 23 October 1789 as the eldest son of Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford, and Lucy Elizabeth Byng. His siblings included Charles Orlando Bridgeman, Lady Lucy Whitmore, Hon. Orlando Henry Bridgeman, and the Reverend Hon. Henry Edmund Bridgeman.

He was educated at Harrow School, London, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1810.[1]

Career

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He succeeded to his father's titles and the family seat at Weston Park, Staffordshire, on 7 September 1825.

Personal life

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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. After the death of his wife Georgina, he married, secondly, Helen Mackay, daughter of Captain Æneas Mackay, in St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London, on 30 October 1849.

Lord Bradford died aged 75 at Weston Park, Staffordshire, leaving an estate worth £140,000 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Orlando.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Bridgeman, the Hon. George Augustus Frederick Henry (BRGN807GA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

References

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl of Bradford
2nd creation
1825–1865
Succeeded by