There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Bradford, both in the

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. The Bradford Baronetcy, of

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in the

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 July 1902 for Edward Bradford. He was a

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in the army and served as

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from 1890 to 1903. He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the second Baronet. He was a colonel in the

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and fought in the

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, where he was

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in September 1914. The baronetcy descended in the direct line until the early death of his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, in 1954. The late Baronet was succeeded by his half-brother, the fifth and (as of 2007) present holder of the title. However, he does not use his title. The Bradford Baronetcy, of

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in the County of Merioneth, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 January 1931 for the prominent physician and physiologist

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. The title became extinct on his death in 1935.

Bradford baronets, of South Audley Street (1902)

* Sir Edward Ridley Colborne Bradford, 1st Baronet (1836–1911) * Sir Evelyn Ridley Bradford, 2nd Baronet (1869–1914) *Major Sir Edward Montagu Andrew Bradford, 3rd Baronet (1910–1952), killed in a riding accident *Sir John Ridley Evelyn Bradford, 4th Baronet (1941–1954), killed in a tractor accident *(Sir) Edward Alexander Slade Bradford, 5th Baronet (born 1952) The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is the current holder's second cousin, Andrew Edward Hanning Bradford (born 1955). His

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is his eldest son Edward Austen Philip Bradford (born 1980).

Bradford baronets, of Mawddwy (1931)

* Sir John Rose Bradford, 1st Baronet (1863–1935)

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *

External links

Short biography of Sir John Bradford, 1st Baronet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradford Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom