William Bridges (politician)
William Bridges (died 30 October 1714), of Wallington, Surrey, was a British politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1695 to 1714.
Bridges was the son of Robert Bridges and his wife Mary (née Woodcock).[1]
Bridges was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Liskeard, Cornwall at the 1695 English general election and sat until 1714. He was a member of the Board of Ordnance.[1]
He acquired the estate of Kenwood House from Brook Bridges, rebuilding the house,[2] and selling it in 1705 to John Walter of London.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BRIDGES, William (d. 1714), of Wallington, Surr. and the Tower of London". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ http://library.thehumanjourney.net/151/1/KDO09.pdf, at p.1.
- ^ "Kenwood | British History Online".
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