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title="Serjeant-at-law">SL</a></span></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:SirOrlandoBridgemanLC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/SirOrlandoBridgemanLC.jpg/220px-SirOrlandoBridgemanLC.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/SirOrlandoBridgemanLC.jpg/330px-SirOrlandoBridgemanLC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/SirOrlandoBridgemanLC.jpg/440px-SirOrlandoBridgemanLC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="646" data-file-height="800" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Portrait by <a href="/wiki/Pieter_Borsseler" title="Pieter Borsseler">Pieter Borsseler</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1606-01-30</span>)</span>30 January 1606</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">25 June 1674<span style="display:none">(1674-06-25)</span> (aged 68)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">English politician</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Toilet_Service_at_Weston_Park,_Staffs_DSCF1061_10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Toilet_Service_at_Weston_Park%2C_Staffs_DSCF1061_10.jpg/220px-Toilet_Service_at_Weston_Park%2C_Staffs_DSCF1061_10.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Toilet_Service_at_Weston_Park%2C_Staffs_DSCF1061_10.jpg/330px-Toilet_Service_at_Weston_Park%2C_Staffs_DSCF1061_10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Toilet_Service_at_Weston_Park%2C_Staffs_DSCF1061_10.jpg/440px-Toilet_Service_at_Weston_Park%2C_Staffs_DSCF1061_10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="3320" /></a><figcaption>Ceremonial purse at <a href="/wiki/Weston_Park" title="Weston Park">Weston Park</a>, used by Sir Orlando as <a href="/wiki/Lord_Keeper_of_the_Great_Seal" title="Lord Keeper of the Great Seal">Lord Keeper of the Great Seal</a>, 1667–1672, and shown in his portrait above</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet</b>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Serjeant-at-law" title="Serjeant-at-law">SL</a></span></span> (30 January 1606 – 25 June 1674) was an <a href="/wiki/English_law#Common_law" title="English law">English common law</a> jurist, lawyer, and politician who sat in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_England" title="House of Commons of 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He supported the <a href="/wiki/Cavaliers" class="mw-redirect" title="Cavaliers">Royalist</a> cause in the <a href="/wiki/English_Civil_War" title="English Civil War">Civil War</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman,_1st_Baronet,_of_Great_Lever&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bridgeman was the son of <a href="/wiki/John_Bridgeman_(bishop)" title="John Bridgeman (bishop)">John Bridgeman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Chester" title="Bishop of Chester">Bishop of Chester</a>, and his wife Elizabeth Helyar, daughter of Reverend William Helyar. He was educated at <a href="/wiki/Queens%27_College,_Cambridge" title="Queens' College, Cambridge">Queens' College, Cambridge</a> and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1624.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same year, Bridgeman became a fellow at <a href="/wiki/Magdalene_College,_Cambridge" title="Magdalene College, Cambridge">Magdalene College, Cambridge</a> and was <a href="/wiki/Called_to_the_Bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Called to the Bar">called to the Bar</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Inner_Temple" title="Inner Temple">Inner Temple</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman,_1st_Baronet,_of_Great_Lever&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Monument_for_Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman,_Baronet,_d_1674_at_St_Mary%27s_church,_Teddington.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Monument_for_Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman%2C_Baronet%2C_d_1674_at_St_Mary%27s_church%2C_Teddington.jpg/220px-Monument_for_Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman%2C_Baronet%2C_d_1674_at_St_Mary%27s_church%2C_Teddington.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="361" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Monument_for_Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman%2C_Baronet%2C_d_1674_at_St_Mary%27s_church%2C_Teddington.jpg/330px-Monument_for_Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman%2C_Baronet%2C_d_1674_at_St_Mary%27s_church%2C_Teddington.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Monument_for_Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman%2C_Baronet%2C_d_1674_at_St_Mary%27s_church%2C_Teddington.jpg/440px-Monument_for_Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman%2C_Baronet%2C_d_1674_at_St_Mary%27s_church%2C_Teddington.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1830" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Monument in <a href="/wiki/St_Mary_with_St_Alban" title="St Mary with St Alban">St Mary's church, Teddington</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Bridgeman worked as a barrister until 1632, and was named vice chamberlain of <a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a> in 1638. In 1640, he was appointed Attorney of the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Wards_and_Liveries" title="Court of Wards and Liveries">Court of Wards</a> in 1640, and Solicitor-General to <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">Charles</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales" title="Prince of Wales">Prince of Wales</a>. </p><p>In April 1640, Bridgeman was elected Member of Parliament for <a href="/wiki/Wigan_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)">Wigan</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Short_Parliament" title="Short Parliament">Short Parliament</a>. He was re-elected MP for Wigan for the <a href="/wiki/Long_Parliament" title="Long Parliament">Long Parliament</a> in November 1640.<sup id="cite_ref-Willis_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He rallied to the royal cause and in 1642 assisted <a href="/wiki/James_Stanley,_7th_Earl_of_Derby" title="James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby">Lord Strange</a> at Chester against the parliamentary forces. As a result, he was disabled from sitting in parliament on 29 August 1642.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was knighted by the King, <a href="/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" title="Charles I of England">Charles I</a>, in 1643. </p><p>From 1644 to 1646, Bridgeman was <a href="/wiki/Custos_Rotulorum_of_Cheshire" title="Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire">Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire</a>. In 1645, he was <a href="/wiki/Commissioner" title="Commissioner">Commissioner</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Uxbridge" title="Treaty of Uxbridge">Treaty of Uxbridge</a> on behalf of the King.<sup id="cite_ref-proc_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-proc-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He compounded for his delinquency in 1646. </p><p>On 30 May 1660, Bridgeman was made <a href="/wiki/Serjeant-at-Law" class="mw-redirect" title="Serjeant-at-Law">Serjeant-at-Law</a>, and two days later <a href="/wiki/Lord_Chief_Baron_of_the_Exchequer" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer">Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer</a>. The following week, on 7 June 1660, he was created a <a href="/wiki/Bridgeman_baronets" title="Bridgeman baronets">Baronet, of Great Lever</a>, in the County of <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancaster</a>. From 1660 to 1668, Bridgeman was <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Court_of_Common_Pleas" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas">Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas</a>, and from 1667 to 1672 <a href="/wiki/Lord_Keeper_of_the_Great_Seal" title="Lord Keeper of the Great Seal">Lord Keeper of the Great Seal</a>, resigning because he refused to apply the Great Seal to the <a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_Indulgence_(1672)" title="Declaration of Indulgence (1672)">Royal Declaration of Indulgence</a>, which he regarded as too generous to Catholics. In 1668, he was a member of the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Company" title="New England Company">New England Company</a>. In his final years, Bridgeman appointed the priest, theologian, and <a href="/wiki/Metaphysical_poet" class="mw-redirect" title="Metaphysical poet">metaphysical poet</a> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Traherne" title="Thomas Traherne">Thomas Traherne</a> (c. 1637 – 1674) as his private chaplain at Teddington and supported the publication of his writings. Bridgeman died aged 65 in <a href="/wiki/Teddington" title="Teddington">Teddington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middlesex" title="Middlesex">Middlesex</a> and was buried there. </p><p>Bridgeman was highly regarded in his time for his participation in the trial of the <a href="/wiki/Regicide" title="Regicide">regicides</a> of King <a href="/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" title="Charles I of England">Charles I</a> in 1660, and also for devising complex legal instruments for the conveyance of estates in land. Among Bridgeman's most enduring inventions was a device for the <a href="/wiki/Henry_Frederick_Howard,_22nd_Earl_of_Arundel" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel">22nd Earl of Arundel</a>, which led to the creation in the <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Norfolk%27s_Case" title="Duke of Norfolk's Case">Duke of Norfolk's Case</a>, 3 Ch. Ca. 1, 22. Eng. Rep. 931 (Ch. 1681), of the <a href="/wiki/Rule_against_perpetuities" title="Rule against perpetuities">Rule Against Perpetuities</a>. Following the <a href="/wiki/Great_Fire_of_London" title="Great Fire of London">Great Fire of London</a> he was one of the judges appointed to resolve disputes about property arising from the fire.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family">Family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman,_1st_Baronet,_of_Great_Lever&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bridgeman married twice, firstly Judith Kynaston, daughter of John Kynaston, on 30 January 1627 or 1628. They had two children: </p> <ul><li>Mary Bridgeman, married, firstly Sir Edward Morgan, married secondly Richard Hanbury</li> <li>Sir John Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet (1631–1710)</li></ul> <p>Secondly he married Dorothy Saunders, daughter of John Saunders. They had three children: </p> <ul><li>Sir Francis Bridgeman, married Susan Barker, daughter of Sir Richard Barker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman,_1st_Baronet,_of_Ridley" title="Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, of Ridley">Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, of Ridley</a> (died 1701)</li> <li>Charlotte Bridgeman (died 1694), married <a href="/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Myddelton,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet">Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet</a>, in 1677</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman,_1st_Baronet,_of_Great_Lever&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bunbury_Agreement" title="Bunbury Agreement">Bunbury Agreement</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sir_Orlando_Bridgeman,_1st_Baronet,_of_Great_Lever&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFACADBRGN619O" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=&suro=w&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=BRGN619O&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50">"Bridgman, Orlando (BRGN619O)"</a>. <i>A Cambridge Alumni Database</i>. 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