George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford


George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford was a British peer.
The oldest son of Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford and Lucy Elizabeth Byng, Bridgeman was educated at Harrow School, London, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1810. He succeeded to his father's titles and the family seat at Weston Park, Staffordshire on 7 September 1825. His siblings were: Charles Orlando Bridgeman, Lady Lucy Whitmore, Hon. Orlando Henry Bridgeman, and Reverend Hon. Henry Edmund Bridgeman.

Family

Lord Bradford married, firstly, Georgina Elizabeth Moncreiffe, daughter of Thomas Moncreiffe in St George's, Hanover Square, on 5 March 1818. They had six children:
Lady Lucy Caroline and Lady Charlotte Anne both died of their injuries, one week apart, as a result of their cotton dresses being set alight by the sparks from a fireplace at the family home, Weston Park.
He married, secondly, Helen Mackay, daughter of Captain Æneas Mackay, in St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London on 30 October 1849. He died aged 75 at Weston Park, Staffordshire leaving an estate worth £140,000.