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Sir Francis Bridgeman
Francis Bridgeman may refer to: * Francis Bridgeman (married 1673), son of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, of Great Lever * Sir Francis Bridgeman, 3rd Baronet (1713–1740), British baronet *Francis Bridgeman (British Army officer) (1846–1917), British Army brigadier-general and MP for Bolton *Francis Bridgeman (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman, (born Bridgeman-Simpson; 7 December 1848 – 17 February 1929) was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain he commanded a battleship and then an armoured cruiser and then, after serving as second-in-c ... (1848–1929), British First Sea Lord See also * Bridgeman (surname) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bridgeman, Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, Of Great Lever
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet (30 January 1606 – 25 June 1674) was an English law#Common law, English common law jurist, lawyer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Cavaliers, Royalist cause in the English Civil War, Civil War. Early life and education Bridgeman was the son of John Bridgeman (bishop), John Bridgeman, Bishop of Chester, and his wife Elizabeth Helyar, daughter of Reverend William Helyar. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1624. The same year, Bridgeman became a fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge and was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple. Career Bridgeman worked as a barrister until 1632, and was named vice chamberlain of Chester in 1638. In 1640, he was appointed Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries, Court of Wards in 1640, and Solicitor-General to Charles II of England, Charles, the Prince of Wales. In Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Francis Bridgeman, 3rd Baronet
The Bridgeman baronetcy, of Ridley in the County of Chester, was created on 12 November 1673 for Orlando Bridgeman, Member of Parliament for Horsham and younger son of the 1st Baronet, of the Great Lever creation. He was succeeded by his son, the 2nd Baronet. The latter was Member of Parliament for Calne, Lostwithiel, Blechingley and Dunwich. Bridgeman baronets, of Ridley (1673) * Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet (died 1701) * Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet (died 1746) The supposed third baronet Francis Bridgeman (August 1713 – November or December 1740) was the only son of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet, and his wife Susanna Dashwood, daughter of Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet. Following his father's apparent drowning in 1738, Bridgeman was assumed to have inherited the baronetcy. Shortly thereafter, his father, who had only feigned his death to avoid his creditors, was discovered and imprisoned. Francis Bridgeman died, unmarried and childless, aged only 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Bridgeman (British Army Officer)
Brigadier-General Francis Charles Bridgeman JP (4 July 1846 – 14 September 1917),de Massue (1994), p. 100. styled The Honourable from 1865, was a British Army officer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1895. Background and education Bridgeman was the second son of Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford.Fox-Davies (1895), p. 123. His mother was Hon. Selina Louisa Forester, the daughter of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester. Bridgeman was educated in Harrow School and joined afterwards the British Army. Career In 1865, he purchased a commission into the Scots Fusilier Guards as an ensign and lieutenant and four years later became a lieutenant and captain. Bridgeman was nominated an aide-de-camp to Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1875, a position he held until the following year.Debrett (1886), p. 18. He was promoted to captain and lieutenant-colonel in 1877. A year later, Bridgeman accompanied a special mission sent to Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Bridgeman (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman, (born Bridgeman-Simpson; 7 December 1848 – 17 February 1929) was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain he commanded a battleship and then an armoured cruiser and then, after serving as second-in-command of three different fleets, he twice undertook tours as Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet with a stint as Second Sea Lord in between those tours. He became First Sea Lord in November 1911 but clashed with First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill on technical issues as well as matters relating to a perceived overriding of naval traditions by Churchill: this led to Bridgeman's resignation just a year later. Naval career Born the son of Reverend William Bridgeman-Simpson and Lady Frances Laura Wentworth FitzWilliam (herself daughter of the 5th Earl Fitzwilliam), as Francis Simpson he joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in the training ship in 1862. He was posted to the sloop on the Australia Station in 1868 and, having been pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
