Earl of Bradford
| Earldom of Bradford 1st Creation |
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| Creation date | 11 May 1694 |
| Monarch |
King William III and Queen Mary II |
| Peerage | Peerage of England |
| First holder | Francis Newport, 1st Viscount Newport |
| Last holder | Thomas Newport, 4th Earl |
| Remainder to | the 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten. |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Newport Baron Newport |
| Extinction date | 18 April 1762 |
| Earldom of Bradford 2nd Creation |
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| Creation date | 30 November 1815 |
| Monarch | The Prince Regent (on behalf of George III) |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baron Bradford |
| Present holder | Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl |
| Heir apparent | Alexander Bridgeman, Viscount Newport |
| Remainder to | the 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten. |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Newport Baron Bradford Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever |
Earl of Bradford is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was first created in 1694 for Francis Newport, 2nd Baron Newport. However, all the Newport titles became extinct on the death of the fourth Earl in 1762. The Earldom was revived in 1815 for Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baron Bradford. The Bridgeman family had previously succeeded to the Newport estates. The title of the peerage refers to the ancient hundred of Bradford in Shropshire, and not, as might be assumed, to the city of Bradford, Yorkshire.
The Newports were an ancient Shropshire family. One member of the family, Richard Newport, represented Shropshire and Shrewsbury in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I during the Civil War. In 1642 he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Newport, of High Ercall in the County of Shropshire. His son Francis, the second Baron, represented Shrewsbury in the Long Parliament and fought as a Royalist in the Civil War. After the Restoration he served as Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, as Comptroller of the Household and as Treasurer of the Household. In 1676 Newport was created Viscount Newport, of Bradford in the County of Shropshire, and on 11 May 1694 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Bradford, in the County of Shropshire. Both titles were in the Peerage of England.
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