Gerald Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford
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Gerald Michael Orlando Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford, TD, DL, JP, (29 September 1911 – 30 August 1981), was a British peer and soldier.
The oldest son of the 5th Earl of Bradford and Hon. Margaret Cecilia Bruce was educated in Harrow School, London and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1932. In 1961, he received additionally a Master of Arts from Trinity College.
Bridgeman served in the Shropshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps, part of the Territorial Army and reached the rank of Captain. He fought in the Second World War, decorated with the Territorial Decoration.
He was Justice of Peace for Shropshire in 1949 and became Deputy Lieutenant two years later. Bridgeman succeeded his father's titles on 21 March 1959.
On 31 October 1946, Lord Bradford married Mary Willoughby Montgomery, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Hassard Montgomery. They had four children:
- Richard Thomas Orlando Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford (b. 1947)
- Lady Serena Mary Bridgeman (1949–2001)
- Lady Caroline Louise Bridgeman (b. 1952)
- Hon. Charles Gerald Orlando Bridgeman (b. 1954)
[edit] References
- thePeerage. Retrieved on 2006-11-16.
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by: Orlando Bridgeman |
Earl of Bradford 1959–1981 |
Succeeded by: Richard Bridgeman |
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