William Bridges (died 30 October 1714), of Wallington, Surrey, was a British politician who sat in the English and

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from 1695 to 1714. Bridges was the son of Robert Bridges and his wife Mary (née Woodcock). Bridges was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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, Cornwall at the

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and sat until 1714. He was a member of the

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. He acquired the estate of

Kenwood House Kenwood House (also known as the Iveagh Bequest) is a stately home in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. The present house, built in the late 17th century, was remodelled in the 18th century for William Murray, 1st E ...

from Brook Bridges, rebuilding the house, and selling it in 1705 to John Walter of London.

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