Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet
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Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet 30 January, 1606/9 – 25 June 1674) was a Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England (1667–1672), and an English common law jurist, lawyer, and politician.
He was the son of Reverend John Bridgeman and Elizabeth Helyar, daughter of Reverend William Helyar. Bridgeman was highly regarded in his time for participating in the Regicide trial in 1660, and for devising complex legal instruments for the conveyance of estates in land. Among Bridgeman's most enduring inventions was a device for the 22nd Earl of Arundel which led to the creation in the Duke of Norfolk's Case, 3 Ch. Ca. 1, 22. Eng. Rep. 931 (Ch. 1681), of the Rule Against Perpetuities.
He also served as Member of Parliament for Wigan from 1640 to 1642 in the English Parliament.
Bridgeman died on 25 June 1674 in Teddington, Middlesex and was buried there too.
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Dukeminier, J. & Krier, J. Property, Sixth Ed. (Aspen, 2006); footnote, p. 241.
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| Honorary Titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Sir George Booth |
Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire 1644–1646 |
Succeeded by: Interregnum |
| Political Offices | ||
| Preceded by: The Earl of Clarendon |
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 1667–1672 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Shaftesbury |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by: New Creation |
Baronet (of Great Lever) 1660–1674 |
Succeeded by: John Bridgeman |
