Francis Charles Bridgeman
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Brigadier Francis Charles Bridgeman, JP, (4 July 1846 – 14 September 1917) was a British soldier.
The second son of the 3rd Earl of Bradford and Hon. Selina Louisa Forester was educated in Harrow School, London. He served in the Scots Guards, receiving the rank of Colonel and was Commander of the Staffordshire Infantry Brigade from 1892 to 1899. Later he became Brigadier of the Central Group, London Regiment Volunteer Training Corps.
From 1885 to 1895, Bridgeman was Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton. He was Justice of Peace for Staffordshire and Shropshire. Further he was made a Knight of the Order of Isabella la Catolica.
[edit] Family
Bridgeman was married twice. On 26 July 1883, he married firstly, Gertude Cecilia Hanbury, daughter of George Hanbury, and secondly, Agnes Florence Briscoe, daughter of Richard Holt Briscoe on 27 November 1913. He had five children by his first wife:
- Reginald Francis Orlando Bridgeman (1884–1968)
- Selina Adine Bridgeman (b. 1886)
- Commander Francis Paul Orlando Bridgeman (1888–1930)
- Lieutenant Humphrey Herbert Orlando Bridgeman (1891–1917)
- Captain Orlando Clive Bridgeman (1898–1931)
[edit] References
- thePeerage. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
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| Preceded by John Pennington Thomasson and Herbert Shepherd-Cross |
Member of Parliament for Bolton with Herbert Shepherd-Cross 1885–1895 |
Succeeded by Herbert Shepherd-Cross and George Harwood |
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