Sir Brook Bridges, 1st Baronet

British lawyer
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IntroBritish lawyer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
wasLawyer
Work fieldLaw
Gender
Male
Birth12 August 1679
Death16 March 1728 (aged 48 years)
The details

Biography

Sir Brook Bridges, 1st Baronet, FRS (12 August 1679 - 16 March 1728) was a British barrister. He held the office of Auditor of the Imprest of the Treasury.
He was admitted to Middle Temple on 25 April 1713. He was created 1st Baronet Bridges, of Goodneston, on 19 April 1718.
He built Goodnestone Park in 1704.

Family

He was the son of Brook Bridges and Mary Lewen. He married:

  • Margaret Marsham, daughter of Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet and Margaret Bosville, on 23 June 1707.
    • Margaret Bridges
    • Sir Brook Bridges, 2nd Baronet (12 Mar 1708 - 23 May 1733)
  • Mary Hales, daughter of Sir Thomas Hales, 2nd Baronet and Mary Pym, before 1724.

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