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Bridgeman Family
In the context of a copyright discussion, Bridgeman refers to Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. Bridgeman often refers to the Bridgeman Art Library. Bridgeman is also a surname ee also Bridgman">Bridgman.html" ;"title="ee also Bridgman">ee also Bridgman and may refer to the following people: A *Alexander Bridgeman, Viscount Newport C *Charles Bridgeman E *Edward Bridgeman F *Francis Bridgeman (Royal Navy officer) *Francis Bridgeman (British Army officer) *Sir Francis Bridgeman, 3rd Baronet G * Geoffrey Bridgeman *George Bridgman *George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford *George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford * Gerald Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford H * Harriet Bridgeman *Harry A. Bridgeman (1877-1955), American politician and railroad locomotive engineer *Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford * Henry Bridgeman, British Army officer J * John Bridgeman (bishop) * John Bridgeman (sculptor) * Sir John Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet *Sir John Bridgeman, 3rd Baronet *Junior Bridgeman ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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In the context of a copyright discussion, Bridgeman refers to Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. Bridgeman often refers to the Bridgeman Art Library. Bridgeman is also a surname ee also Bridgman">Bridgman.html" ;"title="ee also Bridgman">ee also Bridgman and may refer to the following people: A *Alexander Bridgeman, Viscount Newport C *Charles Bridgeman E *Edward Bridgeman F *Francis Bridgeman (Royal Navy officer) *Francis Bridgeman (British Army officer) *Sir Francis Bridgeman, 3rd Baronet G * Geoffrey Bridgeman *George Bridgman *George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford *George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford * Gerald Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford H * Harriet Bridgeman *Harry A. Bridgeman (1877-1955), American politician and railroad locomotive engineer *Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford * Henry Bridgeman, British Army officer J * John Bridgeman (bishop) * John Bridgeman (sculptor) * Sir John Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet *Sir John Bridgeman, 3rd Baronet *Junior Bridgeman ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Bridgeman (British Army Officer)
Henry George Orlando Bridgeman DSO, MC, DL, JP, (15 August 1882 – 19 May 1972), styled The Honourable from 1898, was a British soldier. Background and education He was the third son of the George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford, and his wife, Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley, second daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough. His older brother was Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford. Bridgeman was educated at Harrow School and went then to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Career In 1901, Bridgeman was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery as a second lieutenant and from 1905 served as aide-de-camp to Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, at that time Commander-in-Chief, Ireland. After the latter's resignation in 1908, Bridgeman held the same post to his successor Sir Neville Lyttelton. Several months later, he was sent to India with the Royal Horse Artillery. Promoted to captain, he returned to England at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet (27 April 1678 – 5 December 1746) was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1707 and 1738. He faked his own death in 1738 and spent the rest of his life in prison. Early life Bridgeman was the eldest son of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Cave, daughter of Sir Thomas Cave, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Rugby School in Warwickshire and matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 10 November 1694, aged 15. He succeeded his father to the baronetcy on the latter's death in 1701 He inherited the family estate at Bowood Park, Wiltshire, where a lease from the crown was renewed in 1702. On 15 April 1702, he married Susanna Dashwood, daughter of Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet, a wealthy City merchant. It was a financially advantageous match as Bridgeman acquired Wanstead, one of Dashwood's manors in Essex, as part of the marriage settlement. He used Wanstead as his main country re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, Of Ridley
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, FRS (9 December 1649 – 20 April 1701) was an English baronet and politician. Background Bridgeman was the second son of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, by his second wife Dorothy, daughter of John Saunders. He was educated at Westminster College from 1662 and after two years went to Magdalene College, Cambridge. In 1669 Bridgeman was called to the bar by the Inner Temple. Career Bridgeman entered the English House of Commons in 1669, having won a by-election for Horsham.Henning (1983), p. 717 He represented the constituency for the next ten years until the end of the Cavalier Parliament in 1679. King Charles II, created him a baronet, of Ridley, in the County of Chester on 12 November 1673.Burke (1841), p. 82 In 1673 Bridgeman became Commissioner for Assessment in the county of Warwickshire, resigning in 1680. He held the same office in Coventry for two years from 1679. Additionally he served as Commissioner for Recusants in 1675 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, Of Great Lever
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, SL (30 January 1606 – 25 June 1674) was an English common law jurist, lawyer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist cause in the Civil War. Life Bridgeman was the son of John Bridgeman, Bishop of Chester, and his wife Elizabeth Helyar, daughter of Reverend William Helyar. He was educated Queens' College, Cambridge and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1624. In the same year, Bridgeman became a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge and was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple. He worked as barrister until 1632, becoming Vice-Chamberlain of Chester in 1638. In 1640, he was appointed Attorney of the Court of Wards in 1640, and Solicitor-General to Charles, the Prince of Wales. In April 1640, Bridgeman was elected Member of Parliament for Wigan in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Wigan for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He rallied to the royal cause and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl Of Bradford
Lieutenant-Colonel Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford, DL, JP (6 October 1873 – 21 March 1957), styled Viscount Newport from 1898 to 1915, was a British peer, Conservative politician and soldier. He was a major landowner, owning up to . Background Bridgeman was the oldest son of George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford and his wife Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley, second daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough. Bridgeman was educated at Harrow School and went then to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1896 and with a Master of Arts in 1903. At Cambridge, he was secretary of the Pitt Club. He succeeded his father as earl in 1915. Career Bridgeman joined the 3rd (Militia) Battalion of The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), and was appointed a captain on 29 April 1899. The battalion was embodied in December 1899 to serve in the Second Boer War, and in early March 1900 left Queenstown, Ireland on the ''SS Oriental'' for Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl Of Bradford
Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford, PC, DL (24 April 1819 – 12 March 1898), styled Viscount Newport between 1825 and 1865, was a British courtier and Conservative politician. In a ministerial career spanning over thirty years, he notably served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1866 and 1868 and as Master of the Horse between 1874 and 1880 and again between 1885 and 1886. Background and education Bridgeman was born at Nottingham Place, Marylebone, London, the eldest son of George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford, and his wife Georgina Elizabeth Moncreiffe, daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 5th Baronet. He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. He became known by the courtesy title Viscount Newport when his father succeeded in the earldom of Bradford in 1825. Political career Lord Newport was elected Member of Parliament for Shropshire South in 1842. In February 1852, he was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl Of Bradford
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. Bridgeman was the son of the 1st Baron Bradford and his wife Elizabeth Simpson, daughter of Reverend John Simpson. He was educated at Harrow School, London, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. 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. In October 1800 he raised a Troop at Weston for the Shropshire Yeomanry and commanded it as Captain until 1804. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Bridgeman
Hon. Sir Maurice Richard Bridgeman (26 January 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a British businessman and civil servant. Biography Bridgeman was the third son of the William Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman, and Caroline, Viscountess Bridgeman, DBE (née Parker), and younger brother of the 2nd Viscount. He was educated at Eton College, Berkshire and at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1939, Bridgeman was petroleum advisor to the Ministry of Economic Warfare, and, from 1944–46, as Principal Assistant Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel and Power. From 1960-69, he was chairman of British Petroleum. Bridgeman was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1946 and later as a Knight Commander (KBE) in 1964. He was also a Knight of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. Family Bridgeman married Diana Mary Erica Wilson, daughter of Humphrey Minto Wilson, on 23 February 1933. They had four daughters (Erica Jane Bridgeman, b. 20 April 1934; Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Bridgeman
Viscount Bridgeman, of Leigh in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1929 for the Conservative politician William Bridgeman, who had previously served as Home Secretary and First Lord of the Admiralty. He was the son of Reverend John Robert Orlando Bridgeman, third son of George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford. His son, the second Viscount, served as Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire from 1951 to 1969. the title is held by the latter's nephew, the third Viscount, who succeeded in 1982. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a Conservative. As descendants of the 2nd Earl of Bradford, the Bridgeman viscounts are in the remainder for that earldom. Family seat The family seat is Watley House, near Winchester, Hampshire. Coat of arms The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the barony is: ''Sable, ten plates, four, thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Bridgeman
Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman (born September 17, 1953) is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Bridgeman played in the National Basketball League (NBA) for twelve years from 1975 until 1987, beginning with the Milwaukee Bucks. Bridgeman is the current owner of ''Ebony'' and '' Jet'' magazines. Despite never making more than $350,000 a season during his NBA career, Bridgeman has a net worth of over $600 million, making him one of the wealthiest former athletes in the world. Career High school career Born in East Chicago, Indiana, Bridgeman was a member of the 1971 Washington High School Senators basketball team, which went undefeated (29–0) and won the Indiana state high school basketball championship. Among his teammates were his brother Sam, Pete Trgovich (who played at UCLA) and Tim Stoddard (N.C. State), who would go on to have success as a Major League Baseball pitcher. College career A tall guard/forward, Bridgeman attended the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Bridgeman, 3rd Baronet
Earl of Bradford is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was first created in 1694 for Francis Newport, 2nd Baron Newport. However, all the Newport titles became extinct on the death of the fourth Earl in 1762. The earldom was revived in 1815 for Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baron Bradford. The Bridgeman family had previously succeeded to the Newport estates. The title of the peerage refers to the ancient hundred of Bradford in Shropshire, and not, as might be assumed, to the city of Bradford, Yorkshire, or the town of Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire. History of the title Newport creation The Newports were an ancient Shropshire family. One member of the family, Richard Newport, represented Shropshire and Shrewsbury in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I during the Civil War. In 1642 he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Newport, of High Ercall in the County of Shropshire. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
