Caroline Bridgeman, Viscountess Bridgeman
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Caroline Bridgeman, Viscountess Bridgeman DBE
, JP (c. 1875 – 26 December 1961) was a British
noble.
Born Caroline Beatrix Parker to Hon. Cecil Thomas Parker, son of the 6th Earl of Macclesfield
, and Rosamond Esther Harriet Longley, daughter of Archbishop of Canterbury Charles Thomas Longley
, she married the 1st Viscount Bridgeman (1864-1935) on 30 April 1895 in Eccleston, Chester, England. As a result of her marriage, she was styled as Viscountess Bridgeman on 18 June 1929.
She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1924, after which she was also known as Dame Caroline Bridgeman. Bridgeman held the office of Justice of Peace (JP) and was a governor
of the BBC
between 1935 and 1939.
She died on 26 December 1961 of undisclosed causes.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, JP (c. 1875 – 26 December 1961) was a British
United Kingdom
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noble.
Born Caroline Beatrix Parker to Hon. Cecil Thomas Parker, son of the 6th Earl of Macclesfield
Thomas Parker, 6th Earl of Macclesfield
Thomas Augustus Wolstenholme Parker, 6th Earl of Macclesfield was a British peer. Before inheriting the earldom, he sat in the House of Commons as Conservative Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire from 1837 until 1841....
, and Rosamond Esther Harriet Longley, daughter of Archbishop of Canterbury Charles Thomas Longley
Charles Thomas Longley
Charles Thomas Longley was a bishop in the Church of England. He served as Bishop of Ripon, Bishop of Durham, Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until his death.-Life:...
, she married the 1st Viscount Bridgeman (1864-1935) on 30 April 1895 in Eccleston, Chester, England. As a result of her marriage, she was styled as Viscountess Bridgeman on 18 June 1929.
She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1924, after which she was also known as Dame Caroline Bridgeman. Bridgeman held the office of Justice of Peace (JP) and was a governor
Board of Governors of the BBC
The Board of Governors of the BBC was the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It consisted of twelve people who together regulated the BBC and represented the interests of the public. It existed from 1927 until it was replaced by the BBC Trust on 1 January 2007.The governors...
of the BBC
BBC
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between 1935 and 1939.
She died on 26 December 1961 of undisclosed causes.
Children
- Sir Robert Clive Bridgeman, 2nd Viscount Bridgeman (1 April 1896 - 17 November 1982)
- Brigadier Hon. Geoffrey John Orlando Bridgeman (3 July 1898 - 15 October 1974)
- Anne Bridgeman (23 July 1900 - 24 July 1900)
- Hon. Sir Maurice Richard Bridgeman (26 January 1904 - 18 June 1980)
Citations
- G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XIII, page 460. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, GloucestershireStroud, GloucestershireStroud is a market town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets and cafe culture...
: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 705. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV. - Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, DelawareWilmington, DelawareWilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., 2003), volume 1, page 498. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition. - Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XIII, p. 461.
- Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 499.