Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford

Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford (1683 23 December 1734) was an English peer and Whig politician.

The oldest son of the 2nd Earl of Bradford and Mary Wilbraham was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Bishop's Castle from 1706 to 1708, and for Shropshire from 1708 to 1710 and from 1713 to 1722.

Bridgeman succeeded his father's titles on 14 June 1723. He was Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Staffordshire between 1715 and 1725, and Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire and Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire between 1724 and 1734.

Lord Bradford died in St James Place, London, unmarried, but father of an illegitimate son. He was buried on 20 January 1734 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster and was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother Thomas Newport.

The illegitimate son of Sir Henry, Lord Bradford was born John Harrison to Ann Smyth in 1720. His father died before John Harrison obtained his majority and the considerable estate left to him was administered by a committee chaired by his mother. In accordance with his late father's wishes, John Harrison changed his name to John Newport by private act of parliament. His mother had him declared insane before he came into his inheritance and she remained in control of his fortune. Upon her death, the Earl of Putney controlled the estate. John Newport had no children per the official record, however this is disputed by a large number of descendants of one Samuel Newport and his two brothers, who emigrated to New Zealand in 1842 and were purportedly the great-grandsons of John Newport. This claim has only been supported by coincident records and oral history to date.

References

Parliament of England
Preceded by
Henry Brett
Charles Mason
Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle
with Henry Brett

17061707
Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Parliament of England
Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle
with Henry Brett

17071708
Succeeded by
Richard Harnage
Charles Mason
Preceded by
Sir Robert Corbet, Bt
Robert Lloyd
Member of Parliament for Shropshire
with Sir Robert Corbet, Bt

17081710
Succeeded by
Robert Lloyd
John Kynaston
Preceded by
Robert Lloyd
John Kynaston
Member of Parliament for Shropshire
with John Kynaston 17131715
Sir Robert Corbet, Bt 17151722

17131722
Succeeded by
Robert Lloyd
John Kynaston
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Lord Paget
Lord Lieutenant
and Custos Rotulorum of Staffordshire

17151725
Succeeded by
The Earl Ferrers
Preceded by
The Earl of Bradford
Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire
17241734
Succeeded by
Henry Herbert
Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire
17241734
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Richard Newport
Earl of Bradford
17231734
Succeeded by
Thomas Newport
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.