George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford
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Arms of the Earl of Bradford
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| Born | 3 February 1845 |
| Died | 2 January 1915 (aged 69) London |
| Title | Earl of Bradford |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Ida Annabella Frances Lumley |
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Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford The Hon. Selina Louisa Weld-Forester |
George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford DL JP (3 February 1845 – 2 January 1915) was a British soldier and peer.
The elder son of the 3rd Earl of Bradford and the Hon. Selina Louisa Forester, Bridgeman was educated at Harrow School, and served in the 1st Life Guards and the Shropshire Yeomanry, reaching the rank of Captain. He succeeded his father in his titles on 9 March 1898.
Bridgeman was Member of Parliament (MP) for North Shropshire from 1867 to 1885. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire and Shropshire, as well as Justice of Peace for Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Shropshire.
He died in London, and was buried in Weston Park, Staffordshire, on 6 January 1915.
On 7 September 1869, the then-Viscount Newport, married Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley (28 November 1848 – 22 August 1936), daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough (7 May 1813 – 5 December 1884), and Frederica Mary Adeliza Drummond (16 December 1826 – 2 April 1907) in Maltby, Yorkshire. They had seven children:
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