Gerald Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford
Earl of Bradford | |
Tenure | 21 March 1957 – 30 August 1981 |
Successor | Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl |
Other titles | 6th Viscount Newport 7th Baron Bradford 11th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever |
Born | 29 September 1911 |
Died | 30 August 1981 | (aged 69)
Spouse(s) | Mary Willoughby Montgomery |
Issue
Richard Thomas Orlando Bridgeman Serena Mary Bridgeman Caroline Louise Bridgeman Charles Gerald Orlando Bridgeman | |
Parents | Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford The Hon. Margaret Cecilia Bruce |
Gerald Michael Orlando Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford, TD, DL, JP (29 September 1911 – 30 August 1981),[1] styled Viscount Newport between 1915 and 1957, was a British peer and soldier.
Background[]
He was the only son of Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford and his wife Hon. Margaret Cecilia Bruce, eldest daughter of Henry Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare.[2] In 1957, he succeeded his father as earl.[1] Bridgeman was educated at Harrow School and went then to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1932.[3] In 1961, he received a Master of Arts from Trinity College.[3]
Career[]
Bridgeman was commissioned in 1938 in the Shropshire Yeomanry,[4] Royal Armoured Corps, part of the Territorial Army and fought in the regiment as part of the Royal Artillery in Italy in the Second World War.[5] He was mentioned in despatches and was decorated with the Territorial Decoration.[5] On his retirement in 1962, he was granted the rank of a captain.[6]
Elected in 1955, Bridgeman was president of the Country Landowners' Association for two years.[5] In 1975, he received the Bledisloe Gold Medal for Landowners by the Royal Agricultural Society of England.[7]
Bridgeman was Justice of the Peace for Shropshire from 1949 and became Deputy Lieutenant of that county two years later.[3] He was appointed Crown Estate Commissioner in 1956,[8] a post he held until 1968.[9] In 1970, he was nominated Vice Lord Lieutenant.[10]
He owned land in Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire.
Family[]
On 31 October 1946, he married Mary Willoughby Montgomery (died 1986), elder daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Hassard Montgomery (22 June 1872 – 19 February 1953) and Hester Frances Dames-Longworth (12 May 1894 – 1954). They had four children:[3]
- Richard Thomas Orlando Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford (born 3 October 1947)
- Lady Serena Mary Bridgeman (1 July 1949 – 16 January 2001), married Richard Arnold Andrew (died 2000) (son of John Ramsay Andrew) on 27 April 1978 and divorced in 1989
- Lady Caroline Louise Bridgeman (born 18 April 1952), married Brian Martin Garnell (son of Henry Joseph Garnell) on 5 October 1974
- The Hon. Charles Gerald Orlando Bridgeman (born 25 June 1954), married Nicola Marie-Thérèse Sales (daughter of Brian Sales) on 17 January 1982 and had three children: James Edward Charles Orlando Bridgeman (born 22 March 1978), Robert Gerald Orlando Bridgeman (born 19 May 1983), and Nicholas Francis Orlando Bridgeman (born 2 June 1991)
Bridgeman died in 1981 and was succeeded in his titles by his older son Richard.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Leigh Rayment – Peerage". Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial Families. vol. I. London: Hurst & Blackett. p. 122.
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has extra text (help) - ^ Jump up to: a b c d "ThePeerage – Gerald Michael Orlando Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford". Retrieved 16 November 2006.
- ^ Kelly's Handbook of the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 1957. Kelly's. p. 1572.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Who is Who 1963. London: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1963. p. 334.
- ^ "No. 42649". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 April 1962. p. 3177.
- ^ "The Royal Agricultural Society of England, Official Website – Official and Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ^ "No. 40952". The London Gazette. 18 December 1956. p. 7165.
- ^ "No. 43194". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 January 1968. p. 619.
- ^ "No. 45098". The London Gazette. 12 May 1970. p. 5344.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gerald Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford
- 1911 births
- 1981 deaths
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Deputy Lieutenants of Shropshire
- Earls of Bradford (1815)
- People educated at Harrow School
- Shropshire Yeomanry officers
- Bridgeman family
- Royal Armoured Corps officers
- Royal Artillery officers