Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford
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For other people named Orlando Bridgeman, see Orlando Bridgeman (disambiguation).
Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford, PC, DL (24 April 1819 – 12 March 1898), styled Viscount Newport between 1825 and 1865, was a British courtier and Conservative politician. In a ministerial career spanning over thirty years, he notably served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1866 and 1868 and as Master of the Horse between 1874 and 1880 and again between 1885 and 1886.
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The Earl of Bradford | |
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Master of the Horse | |
In office 7 March 1874 – 21 April 1880 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
Preceded by | The Marquess of Ailesbury |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Westminster |
In office 1 July 1885 – 28 January 1886 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Preceded by | The Duke of Westminster |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Cork |
Personal details | |
Born | (1819-04-24)24 April 1819 Nottingham Place, Marylebone, London, England |
Died | 12 March 1898(1898-03-12) (aged 78) Weston Park, Staffordshire, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Hon. Selina Weld-Forester (d. 1894) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford Georgina Moncreiffe |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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