Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford

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Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford, PC, (24 April 1819 – 12 March 1898) was a British peer.

The oldest son of the 2nd Earl of Bradford and Georgina Elizabeth Moncreiffe was born in Nottingham Place, London. He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He succeeded his father's titles in 1865.

Lord Bradford was Member of Parliament (MP) (Conservative) for South Shropshire between 1842 and 1865. He was Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between February 1852 and December 1852 and from 1858 to 1859, Lord Chamberlain from 1866 to 1868 and 1885 to 1886 and Master of the Horse from 1874 to 1880 and 1885 to 1886.

On March 5, 1852, Bridgeman was invested as a Privy Counsellor and later commissioned as Honorary Colonel of the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Shropshire Light Infantry. He was also Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire between 1875 and 1896.

Lord Bradford died in Weston Park, Staffordshire and was buried on 12 March 1898 at Weston-under-Lizard.

[edit] Family

On April 30, 1844, he married Hon. Selina Weld-Forester, daughter of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester. They had four children:

• Lady Mabel Selina Bridgeman (d. 1933)
• Lady Florence Katharine Bridgeman (d. 1943)
• Sir George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford (1845–1915)
• Brigadier Hon. Francis Charles Bridgeman (1846–1917)

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Political offices
Preceded by: Lord Ernest Brudenell-Bruce	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1852	Succeeded by: Lord Ernest Brudenell-Bruce
Preceded by: Lord Ernest Brudenell-Bruce	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1858–1859	Succeeded by: Viscount Castlerosse
Preceded by: The Viscount Sydney	Lord Chamberlain 1866–1868	Succeeded by: The Viscount Sydney
Preceded by: The Marquess of Ailesbury	Master of the Horse 1874–1880	Succeeded by: The Duke of Westminster
Preceded by: The Duke of Westminster	Master of the Horse 1885–1886	Succeeded by: The Earl of Cork
Honorary Titles
Preceded by: The Viscount Hill	Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire 1875–1896	Succeeded by: The Earl of Powis
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: Earl of Darlington Robert Henry Clive	Members of Parliament for South Shropshire with Robert Henry Clive 1842–1854, Robert Windsor Clive 1854–1859, Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bt 1859–1865 1842–1865	Succeeded by: Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bt Sir Percy Egerton Herbert
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: George Bridgeman	Earl of Bradford 1865–1898	Succeeded by: George Bridgeman