Thomas Bambridge (died 1741) was a British attorney who became a notorious warden of the Fleet Prison in London. Bambridge became warden of the Fleet in 1728. He had paid, with another person, £5,000 to John Huggins for the wardenship. He was found guilty of extortion, and, according to a committee of the

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appointed to inquire into the state of English gaols, arbitrarily and unlawfully loaded with irons, put into dungeons, and destroyed prisoners for debt, treating them in the most barbarous and cruel manner, in violation of the law. He was committed to Newgate Prison, and an actWarden of Fleet Prison Act 1728 (2 Geo. II c. 32) was passed to prevent his enjoying the office of warden.

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"Ungovernable" prisoners: Fleet Prison during the 1720s
1741 deaths British lawyers British prison governors Extortionists Year of birth unknown {{England-law-bio-stub