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
  1. "BRIDGES, William (d. 1714), of Wallington, Surr. and the Tower of London". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. http://library.thehumanjourney.net/151/1/KDO09.pdf, at p.1.
  3. "Kenwood | British History Online".


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