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===[[name::Brook]] [[name::BRIDGES]], 2nd bart [[date of birth::1709]]-[[date of death::1733]]=== | ===[[name::Brook]] [[name::BRIDGES]], 2nd bart [[date of birth::1709]]-[[date of death::1733]]=== | ||
===[[name::Brook]] [[name::BRIDGES]], 3rd bart [[date of birth::1733]]-[[date of death::1791]]=== | ===[[name::Brook]] [[name::BRIDGES]], 3rd bart [[date of birth::1733]]-[[date of death::1791]]=== | ||
| − | + | [[file:BridgesBrook1.JPG|thumb|An early 18th century family bookplate (British Museum Franks Collection 3705)]] | |
====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
Brook Bridges, son of the man of the same name who was [[occupation::Auditor]] of the Imprest at the [[organisations::Treasury]] (d.1717), entered the [[organisations::Middle Temple]] in 1713; he appears to have followed his father's career. He inherited the estate of [[location::Goodnestone Park, Kent]] in 1717 and was made a baronet the following year; he was elected a fellow of the [[organisations::Royal Society]] in 1726. | Brook Bridges, son of the man of the same name who was [[occupation::Auditor]] of the Imprest at the [[organisations::Treasury]] (d.1717), entered the [[organisations::Middle Temple]] in 1713; he appears to have followed his father's career. He inherited the estate of [[location::Goodnestone Park, Kent]] in 1717 and was made a baronet the following year; he was elected a fellow of the [[organisations::Royal Society]] in 1726. | ||
The baronetcy passed down successive generations of the family, all christened Brook through to the 5th baronet (1801-75), who became Baron FitzWalter in 1868. The 2nd baronet died in 1733, not long after his father; the 3rd, 1733-91, was educated at [[education::Eton College]] and [[education::Trinity College, Cambridge]], and by travelling in [[location::Europe]]. He was [[occupation::MP]] for Kent 1763-74, and undertook various building and landscaping work at Goodnestone. | The baronetcy passed down successive generations of the family, all christened Brook through to the 5th baronet (1801-75), who became Baron FitzWalter in 1868. The 2nd baronet died in 1733, not long after his father; the 3rd, 1733-91, was educated at [[education::Eton College]] and [[education::Trinity College, Cambridge]], and by travelling in [[location::Europe]]. He was [[occupation::MP]] for Kent 1763-74, and undertook various building and landscaping work at Goodnestone. | ||
| − | + | [[file:BridgesBrook2.JPG|thumb|A plate made ca.1720 for either the 1st baronet or his son (British Museum Franks Collection 3689)]] | |
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
A series of 18th-century armorial bookplates, some anonymous, was made for members of this family. Franks 3704 and 3705 (anonymous) could be associated with the 1st baronet, or his father; 3689 ("Brooke Bridges") seems likely to have been used by the 1st baronet, before 1718, or possibly by his son. 3688, a late 18th century plate, might have been used by the 3rd baronet, or (perhaps more likely, as there is no title) by his son the 4th bart (1767-1829), before 1791? There was, presumably, a family library at Goodnestone which was augmented down the generations. | A series of 18th-century armorial bookplates, some anonymous, was made for members of this family. Franks 3704 and 3705 (anonymous) could be associated with the 1st baronet, or his father; 3689 ("Brooke Bridges") seems likely to have been used by the 1st baronet, before 1718, or possibly by his son. 3688, a late 18th century plate, might have been used by the 3rd baronet, or (perhaps more likely, as there is no title) by his son the 4th bart (1767-1829), before 1791? There was, presumably, a family library at Goodnestone which was augmented down the generations. | ||
| − | + | [[file:BridgesBrook3.JPG|thumb|A late 18th century plate, which must be associated with either the 3rd or 4th baronets (British Museum Franks Collection 3688)]] | |
====Sources==== | ====Sources==== | ||
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Revision as of 03:31, 23 December 2020
Brook or Brooke BRIDGES, 1st bart 1679-1728
Brook BRIDGES, 2nd bart 1709-1733
Brook BRIDGES, 3rd bart 1733-1791
Biographical Note
Brook Bridges, son of the man of the same name who was Auditor of the Imprest at the Treasury (d.1717), entered the Middle Temple in 1713; he appears to have followed his father's career. He inherited the estate of Goodnestone Park, Kent in 1717 and was made a baronet the following year; he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1726.
The baronetcy passed down successive generations of the family, all christened Brook through to the 5th baronet (1801-75), who became Baron FitzWalter in 1868. The 2nd baronet died in 1733, not long after his father; the 3rd, 1733-91, was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, and by travelling in Europe. He was MP for Kent 1763-74, and undertook various building and landscaping work at Goodnestone.
Books
A series of 18th-century armorial bookplates, some anonymous, was made for members of this family. Franks 3704 and 3705 (anonymous) could be associated with the 1st baronet, or his father; 3689 ("Brooke Bridges") seems likely to have been used by the 1st baronet, before 1718, or possibly by his son. 3688, a late 18th century plate, might have been used by the 3rd baronet, or (perhaps more likely, as there is no title) by his son the 4th bart (1767-1829), before 1791? There was, presumably, a family library at Goodnestone which was augmented down the generations.
Sources
- Bridges baronets, Wikipedia.
- Sir Brooke Bridges, The Royal Society.
- History of Parliament.
- History of Goodnestone.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.