Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet

For other people named Orlando Bridgeman, see Orlando Bridgeman (disambiguation).

Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet (2 July 1695 – 25 July 1764)^[1] was a British baronet and politician.

Sir Orlando Bridgeman
Portrait by Francis Cotes, 1761
Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury
In office 1723–1727 Serving with Sir Richard Corbet
Preceded by	Corbet Kynaston Richard Lyster
Succeeded by	Richard Lyster Sir John Astley
Personal details
Born	2 July 1695 Blodwell, Shropshire
Died	25 July 1764
Resting place	Weston Park, Staffordshire
Spouse	Anne Newport
Children	Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford
Parent(s)	Sir John Bridgeman Ursula Matthews

Mentioned on the monument in St Michael the Archangel, Llanyblodwel to his father, John Bridgeman

Life

Born in Blodwell in Shropshire, he was the oldest son of Sir John Bridgeman, 3rd Baronet and his wife Ursula, daughter of Roger Matthews.^[2] Bridgeman was educated at New College, Oxford and in 1713, he was called to the bar by the Inner Temple.^[2] In 1723, he entered the British House of Commons, sitting for Shrewsbury in the next four years.^[3] He succeeded his father as baronet on the latter's death in 1747.^[4]

Family

On 8 April 1719, Bridgeman married Anne Newport, third daughter of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford.^[5] They had three sons and two daughters.^[4] His wife died in 1752 and Bridgeman survived her until 1764, aged 69; both were buried at Weston Park in the county of Staffordshire.^{[citation needed]} His oldest son having predeceased him, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second son Henry, who later was raised to the peerage as Baron Bradford.^[5]