Thomas Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges

Thomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges, GCMG (born 27 November 1927) is a Peer and retired British Diplomat.^[1]

Early life

Bridges was born on 27 November 1927 to Edward Bridges, the Cabinet Secretary. One grandfather was Robert Bridges, the Poet Laureate. He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.

He joined the Diplomatic Service in 1951. He is best known for being HM Ambassador to Italy from 1983 to 1987 following postings to, amongst others, West Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, Moscow and Washington, D.C.. He now sits as a cross-bench Peer in the House of Lords,^[2] although he has been on leave of absence from March 2011 to May 2015.^[3]

Bridges married the late Rachel Mary Bunbury (1926–2005), youngest daughter of Sir Henry Noel Bunbury KCB . They have three children:

[[Mark Bridges|Hon. Mark Thomas Bridges ]] (b. 1954), Private Solicitor to the Queen[4]
Hon. Nicholas Edward Bridges (b. 1956), an architect
Hon. Harriet Elizabeth Bridges

Conservative peer Lord Bridges of Headley is his nephew.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sir Ronald Arculus	HM Ambassador to Italy 1983–1987	Succeeded by Sir Derek Thomas
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Edward Ettingdene Bridges	Baron Bridges 1969–present	Succeeded by Current Incumbent

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