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. He was educated at Harrow School and at Newcome's School at Hackney, and was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge on 3 June 1775.
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.
Bridgeman died unmarried on 26 July 1782. His brother Orlando succeeded to his father's titles.
References
- ^ William Courthope (1838). Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. J. G. & F. Rivington. p. 187. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- "Bridgeman, Henry Simpson (BRGN775HS)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- "BRIDGEMAN, Henry Simpson (1757-82)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded byGeorge Byng John Morton |
Member of Parliament for Wigan 1780–1782 With: George Byng Hon. Horatio Walpole |
Succeeded byHon. Horatio Walpole John Cotes |