As a result of her marriage, Hon. Gertrude Leveson-Gower was styled as Duchess of Bedford on 2 April 1737.
William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan
Cadogan: A lidless teapot, inspired by Chinese wine pots, that is filled from the bottom. Some sources say it was named after William Cadogan, 1st Earl of Cadogan (1675-1726), who was said to be the first Englishman to own such a pot. The water is poured in through a hole in the bottom, and then the pot is quickly turned right side up. An interior funnel or tube prevents the water from leaking out through the hole. Other sources claim it was named after a Lady Cadogan who popularized the lidless teapot in the 19th Century. "Lady Cadogan's teapot was reproduced by the pottery works at Rockingham and, after a well-publicized compliment by the Prince Regent, became quite fashionable. "
Created Baron Cadogan of Reading 21 Jun 1716 and Baron Cadogan of Oakley,Viscount Caversham and Earl to Cadogan 8 May 1718. MP for Woodstock 1705-1716. PC 1717 KT 1716
Richard was a successful member of the local gentry and was elected as the Member of Parliament for Lewes during the Restoration (1679-94). He was also a Colonel in the Sussex Militia and a Justice of the Peace for Hamsey
Source:http://www.olympus.net/personal/wtclark/bridger/bfhpg6.html
The Coombe Estate, with Coombe House and the manor of Coombe, totalling 207 acres, was purchased in February 1657/8 by Richard Bridger of Ashurst from the executors of Sir Thomas Rivers, bart., for £2400, (SH583) and has remained in the hands of his family and their successors by marriage until the present day. (Coombe Place was sold in 1952 to Mr. R. N. Cannon.)
Source: The Shiffner Archives
Served in the Battle of the Boyne. Died of smallpox. Was unmarried.
Fought as a trooper in his brother Walter's regiment at the Boyne in Ireland. Died unmarried.
M.P. for Midhurst in 1679 and afterwards for Bramber.
From: 'Broadwater', A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1: Bramber Rape (Southern Part) (1980), pp. 66-81. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=18219. Date accessed: 15 September 2006.
"Died young shot by accident"
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Barrister and Lord of the Manor of Southover and Eastbourne.