William Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
|---|---|
| In office 18 June 1929 – 14 August 1935 Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Viscount Bridgeman |
| Member of Parliament for Oswestry | |
| In office 8 February 1906 – 10 May 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Allan Heywood Bright |
| Succeeded by | Bertie Leighton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1864 London |
| Died | 14 August 1935 (aged 70) Leigh Manor, Shropshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Caroline Parker (d. 1961) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
William Clive Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman,
Background and education
Bridgeman was born in London, United Kingdom, the son of Reverend Hon. John Robert Orlando Bridgeman, third son of the
Cricketing
While at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for the Cambridge University Cricket Club.[3] Below first-class he played at county level for Shropshire, appearing 31 times between 1884 and 1903, achieving a century in one match with 159 runs, while playing at club level for Worthen and for Blymhill in Staffordshire. In 1931 he served as President of the Marylebone Cricket Club.[4]
Political career
Bridgeman entered a career in politics early, becoming assistant private secretary to
In 1911, Bridgeman became an opposition whip, and became a government whip in the Asquith coalition government in 1915. From 1915 to 1916, he was
In October 1922, Bridgeman was one of the leaders of the Conservative revolt against the coalition's leadership, and he became
Later life
In his later years, he served as chairman of various commissions and committees, as well as, briefly, Chairman of the
Family
Lord Bridgeman married
- Robert Bridgeman, 2nd Viscount Bridgeman (1896–1982)
- Brigadier Hon. Geoffrey Bridgeman (1898–1974)
- Anne Bridgeman (1900–1900)
- Hon. Sir Maurice Bridgeman (1904–1980)
Lord Bridgeman died in Leigh Manor, Shropshire, on 14 August 1935, aged 70, and was buried in the churchyard at Hope near Minsterley three days later. The Viscountess Bridgeman died in December 1961.
References
- ^ "Bridgeman, William Clive (BRGN884WC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ISBN 978-1-107-60006-5.
- ^ CricketArchive: William Bridgeman
- ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
- ^ "No. 28307". The London Gazette. 12 November 1909. pp. 8344–5.
- ^ "No. 29189". The London Gazette. 11 June 1915. p. 5630.
- ^ "No. 32759". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 October 1922. p. 7528.
- ^ "No. 32989". The London Gazette. 7 November 1924. p. 8042.
- ^ "No. 32992". The London Gazette. 14 November 1924. p. 8245.
- ^ "No. 33508". The London Gazette. 21 June 1929. p. 4118.
Sources
- Williamson, Philip. The modernisation of conservative politics: the diaries and letters of William Bridgeman 1904-1935 (Historians' Press, 1988).
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