Bridgeman, Orlando, ca. 1649-1701
- GB-2014-WSA-03787
- Person
- ca. 1649-1701
BRIDGEMAN, SIR ORLANDO, BART., second son of Right Hon. Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Bart., PC, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and his second wife Dorothy, widow of George Cradock, Caverswall Castle, Staffs., and dau. of John Saunders MD, Provost of Oriel Coll., Oxford; bap 9 Dec 1649; at school 1662 (Busby’s Account Book); Magdalene Coll. Cambridge, adm. commoner 20 Apr 1664, matr. 1664; adm. Inner Temple 1658, called to bar 1669; MP Horsham Oct. 1669 - Jan 1678/9; succeeded his father as 2nd baronet 25 Jun 1674; of Ridley, Cheshire; lic. to m. 28 Sep 1670 Mary, dau. of Sir Thomas Cave, Bart.; d. 20 Apr 1701.