Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H by Frederic Boase

BRIDGE, REV. JOHN BRICE. _b._ Liverpool 2 Nov. 1793; ed. at Stonyhurst college; admitted to Society of Jesus at Hodder 7 Sep. 1814; ordained priest at Dublin July 1819; spiritual father and superior of seminary Stonyhurst June 1838; minister of Stonyhurst college Nov. 1841; superior of residence of St. Michael, Yorkshire many years; missioner at Allerton Park, Yorkshire 18 July 1842 to death; compiler of the _Ordo S. J._ 1844 to death. _d._ Allerton park 20 Feb. 1860. BRIDGEMAN, CHARLES ORLANDO (_2 son of 1 Earl of Bradford 1762–1825_). _b._ 5 Feb. 1791; entered navy 18 June 1804; captain 2 Sep. 1819, captain of the Rattlesnake in Mediterranean 1827–30; retired captain 1 Oct. 1846; retired V. A. 10 Sep. 1857. _d._ Knockin near Oswestry 13 April 1860. BRIDGER, CHARLES. Clerk in Heralds’ College London; assistant of Stephen Tucker, Somerset Herald; author of _An index to printed pedigrees contained in county and local histories_ 1867; _The family of Leete edited by J. C. Anderson privately printed_ 1881. _d._ 17 Selwood terrace, South Kensington, London 27 May 1879 in 54 year. BRIDGER, WILLIAM. Solicitor at Guildford, Surrey 1854 to death; travelled in Australia; formed one of the best known collections of birds eggs; F.R.Z.S. _d._ Stoke near Guildford 15 Oct. 1870 aged 38. BRIDGER, WILLIAM MILTON. Educ. at Winchester and Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A. 1814, M.A. 1818; barrister M.T. 20 June 1817; recorder of Chichester 1821 to death; recorder of Petworth _d._ from an accident in London 12 Aug. 1863. BRIDGES, REV. CHARLES. Educ. at Queen’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1818, M.A. 1831; V. of Old Newton, Suffolk 1823–49, rural dean 1844–9; R. of Melcombe Regis, Dorset 1849–55; R. of Hinton Martell, Dorset 1855 to death; author of _An exposition of Psalm cxix_, 1827, _27 ed._ 1873; _The Christian ministry_ 1830, _7 ed._ 1849; _Memoir of Miss M. J. Graham_ 1832, _3 ed._ 1833; _An exposition of the book of Proverbs_ 1846; _Scriptural studies 9 ed._ 1884. _d._ Hinton Martell rectory 2 April 1869 aged 75. _Reg. and mag. of biog. i_, 399 (1869). BRIDGES, SIR HENRY (_son of Alexander Bridges of Ewell, Surrey_). _b._ Ewell 1786; sheriff of Surrey 1813–14; knighted on presenting an address to Prince Regent at Carlton house 11 May 1814. (_m._ 1808 Frances dau. of general Wm. Tombes Dalrymple, she _d._ 6 Feb. 1859). _d._ Beddington house near Croydon 29 Oct. 1861. BRIDGMAN, FREDERICK (_eld. son of Frederick Horatio Bridgman_). _b._ 1837; barrister I.T. 17 Nov. 1860; went South Eastern circuit 1860–82; Queen’s Advocate for Gold Coast Colony 7 Oct. 1882 to death, acting chief justice 1883 to death. _d._ Cape Coast 5 May 1883. BRIDPORT, SAMUEL HOOD, 2 Baron. _b._ Catherington, Hants. 7 Dec. 1788; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., M.A. 1809; succeeded 3 May 1814. _d._ Cricket St. Thomas, Chard, Somerset 6 Jany. 1868. BRIDSON, THOMAS RIDGWAY (_son of Paul Bridson of Douglas, Isle of Man who d. 1820_). _b._ 1795; owner of bleach works near Bolton foremost establishment of the kind in the world; invented the patent “stenter” or elastic finishing machine which much advanced mechanism of the trade; mayor of Bolton 1847–8. _d._ 24 Jany.