4 BRADFORD. Ho d. s.p. legit. 25 Dec. 1734, in his 52nd year and was bur. at Westra. Abbey. Will Sec, dot. 8 May 1730 to 17 April 1733, nr. 21 Jany. 1734/5.(») IV. 1731 4. TnoMAS (Newport), Eaul of Bradford [1G94] t 0 Viscount Newport ok Bradford [1878] and Baron Nkwpoiw of Hum Eltc.vl.i. [1642] only surv. br. and h.( b ) He was a lunatic and 17G2. (1. num. 18 April 1702, when all liis honour* became extinct. Aduiou. 4 May 1702, to his sister Diana, Dow. Countess of Mountrath w 1. Sir Husky Bridgeman, Burt, of Weston Park, co. ] 1794 Stafford, aboveuamed, s. ami h. of Sir Orlando B., Bart., by Anne, 2nd da. of Richard (Newfoht), 2nd Earl of Bradford, (sister of, and whose issue became coheir to, the 3rd and 4th Earls) was b. 7 Sep. 1725, sue. his maternal uncle, the 1th Earl, in 1762, in the estate of Weston and sue. his Father, 25 July 1764, in the estate of Castle Bromwich, oo. Warwick, Ac, ; was M.P. for Ludlow 1748-68 ; and for Wenlock 1768-94 : was cr. LUD. (Cambridge) 3 July 1769 ; and, on 13 Aug. 1794, was cr. BARON BRADFORD OF BRADFORD, Salop. He m. 12 July 1755, Elizabeth, da. and li. of tho Rev. John Simpson of Stoke Hall, co. Derby. Ho d. 5 June 1800. His widow, who was 6. 14 Nov. 1735, (/. at Bath 0 March 1806, aged 70, and was bur. at Weston afsd. M.I. at Solihull, co. Warwick. IT. 1800. 1. Orlando (Bridgeman-), Baron Bradford, 3rd ■p, , , but 1st surv. s. and h. 6. 19 March 1762 ; M.P. for Wigau, 1780- ° ■ 1800; Col. 1st Salop Militia, 1804. On 30 Nov. 1815, he was cr. V. 1815. VISCOUNT NEWPORT and EARL OF BRADFORD, both in co. Salop. He m. 29 May 1788, Lucy Elizabeth, 1st da. and coheir of George (Byno), Ith Viscount Tohrinoton, by Lucy, da. of John (Boyle), 5th Eari. of Cork [I.] He d. 7 Sep. 1825. His widow, who was b. 17 Oct. 1766, d. 20 Sep. 1844. Will pr. May 1845. Earldom, "| 2. George Augustus Frederick Henry VT (Bridgeman), Eari, of Bradford, &c., s. and b., b 23 L on _ Oct. 1789. Ed. at Trin. Coll., Cambridge: M.A., 1840. > He Mr. firstly, 5 March ISIS, Georgina Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Muncreiffk, 5th Bart. [S.] by Elizabeth, da. of George (Ramsay), 9th Eari, of Dalhousif. [S.]. She rf. 12 Oct. 1S42. Admon. Feb. IS44. He m. secondly, 30 Oct. 1819, Helen, widow of (the br. of his 1st wife) Sir David Moncrieffe, 6th Bart. [S.], 2nd da. of ..Eneas Mackay of Scotstown, co. Peebles. He d. 22 March 1S65, in 76th year, at Weston afsd. His widow d. 25 April 1S69. Earldom. ") 3. Orlando George Charles (Bridgeman), yjj Earl ok Bradford [1815], Viscount NEWPORT [1815], I and Baron Bradford [1794], also a Baronet, s. and h. by flSOO. 1st wife, b. 24 April 1819. Ed. at Harrow and at Trin. Coll., Cambridge ; M.A., 1840. M.P. for South Salop IV. 1842-65 ; P.C. 1852 ; Vice Chamberlain of the House- J hold Feb. to Dec, 1852 and 1858-59 ; Lord Chamber- lain of the Household 1866-68 ; Master ok tiie Horse 1874-80 j Lt.-Col. Salop Rifle Volunteers (1st Batt.) 1802-66. Lord Lieut, of (") In it he mentions no relative whatever ; leaves £10,000 to Mrs. Ann Smyth " who has a country house near the Red Cow at Hammersmith," and all his estates to John Harrison, an infant at the age of 20, with rem. to (the child's mother) the said Ann Smyth. She d. 31 Oct. 1742, aged 49. The son, John Newport (formerly Harrison) d. a lunatic 29 April 17S3 in his 63rd year. See notes to their burials in Chester's " Westra. Abbey Registers " and see Garbutt's " History of Wem.," p. 107. ( b ) Richard Newport, the next eldest br. is generally stated to have sue. in 1734, but he d. v.p. and mini. His will is dat. 27 Aug. and pr. 7 Sep. 1716. Barony. III. Barony.
