Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet (2 July 1695 – 25 July 1764) was a

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Life

Born in Blodwell in

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, he was the oldest son of Sir John Bridgeman, 3rd Baronet and his wife Ursula, daughter of Roger Matthews. Bridgeman was educated at

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and in 1713, he was called to the bar by the

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. In 1723, he entered the

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, sitting for

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in the next four years. He succeeded his father as baronet on the latter's death in 1747.

Family

On 8 April 1719, Bridgeman married Anne Newport, third daughter of

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. They had three sons and two daughters. His wife died in 1752 and Bridgeman survived her until 1764, aged 69; both were buried at

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in the county of

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. His oldest son having predeceased him, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second son

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, who later was raised to the peerage as Baron Bradford.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bridgeman, Orlando, 4th Baronet 1695 births 1764 deaths Alumni of New College, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of England British MPs 1722–1727 Members of the Inner Temple Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies

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