Henry Simpson Bridgeman
Henry Simpson Bridgeman (1757–1782) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1780 to 1782 .
Bridgeman was the eldest son of Henry Bridgeman and his wife Elizabeth Simpson, daughter of Reverend John Simpson, and was born on 12 April 1757.[1] He was educated at Harrow School and at Hackney with Mr Newcombe, and was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge on 3 June 1775. [2]
Bridgeman was returned as Member of Parliament for Wigan at a by-election on 21 August 1780 on the family interest, supported by the Duke of Portland. He was again returned after a contest at the 1780 general election. He was in poor health from the summer of 1781 and was abroad at the beginning of 1782. [3]
Bridgeman died unmarried on 26 July 1782. His brother Orlando succeeded to his father’s titles.[1]
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| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Wigan 1780–1782 With: George Byng Hon. Horatio Walpole |
Succeeded by Hon. Horatio Walpole John Cotes |
