EAST STAIRCASE.
EAST STAIRCASE.
EAST STAIRCASE.
EAST STAIRCASE.
Black coat. Fur collar. White waistcoat. Cutlass under left arm.DIED 1843.By Sir George Hayter.
Black coat. Fur collar. White waistcoat. Cutlass under left arm.DIED 1843.By Sir George Hayter.
Black coat. Fur collar. White waistcoat. Cutlass under left arm.
DIED 1843.
By Sir George Hayter.
THOMAS GRAHAM of Balgowan, created Baron Lynedoch in 1814, having distinguished himself by his services in the Peninsular War, more especially at the victory of Barossa, in 1811. He married, in 1774, the Honourable Mary Cathcart, daughter of Charles, ninth Lord Cathcart, who died in 1792. They had no children, and on the death of Lord Lynedoch, the title became extinct, and the estate of Balgowan devolved upon his kinsman, Robert Graham, Esq.
Pale grey and green dress. Holding a nosegay. Red curtains.
Pale grey and green dress. Holding a nosegay. Red curtains.
Pale grey and green dress. Holding a nosegay. Red curtains.
No.6. GEORGE A. F. H. BRIDGEMAN, VISCOUNT NEWPORT, AFTERWARDS SECOND EARL OF BRADFORD.
Brown coat. Fur collar. White neckcloth.BORN 1789, DIED 1865.By Sir George Hayter.
Brown coat. Fur collar. White neckcloth.BORN 1789, DIED 1865.By Sir George Hayter.
Brown coat. Fur collar. White neckcloth.
BORN 1789, DIED 1865.
By Sir George Hayter.
HE was the son of the first Earl of Bradford of the Bridgeman family, by the Hon. Lucy Byng. He married as his first wife, in 1818, Georgina, only daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, Bart., of Moncreiffe, by whom he had Orlando George, his successor, the present Earl; the Hon. and Rev. George Bridgeman, rector of Wigan; the Hon. and Rev. John Bridgeman, rector of Weston; and four daughters. Lady Bradford died in 1842, and the Earl married, secondly, Helen, widow of Sir David Moncreiffe, Bart., and daughter of Æneas Mackay, Esq. of Scotston, Peebles. She died in 1869.
Without taking an active part in politics, his principles were those of a staunch Conservative. He was an excellent landlord, and took delight in enlarging and improving his property. In his family he was beloved; in his household highly respected. He wrote a book entitledLetters from Portugal, Spain, and Sicily, when he travelled to those countries, accompanied by Lord John Russell and the Hon. Robert Clive, in 1812. This volume was privately printed in 1875 by his son, the present Earl, and showed him to have been a man of culture and refinement of taste, more especially in points of art and literature. In bothbranches he distinguished himself as a collector. The Vicar of Tong, who had known Lord Bradford intimately for upwards of twenty years, in a speech made at a public dinner, speaks in the highest terms of his deceased patron, of his unaffected piety and of his profound sense of justice, and holds him up as an example to the surviving generation.
Black coat. Ribbon. Order of the Thistle, and Star.BORN 1812, DIED 1860.By Clark after Sir J. Watson Gordon.
Black coat. Ribbon. Order of the Thistle, and Star.BORN 1812, DIED 1860.By Clark after Sir J. Watson Gordon.
Black coat. Ribbon. Order of the Thistle, and Star.
BORN 1812, DIED 1860.
By Clark after Sir J. Watson Gordon.
JAMES ANDREW RAMSAY was the third but eldest surviving son of George, ninth Earl of Dalhousie, by Christian, daughter of Charles Broun, Esq. of Colstoun, Haddingtonshire. He married, in 1836, Lady Susan Georgiana, daughter of George, Marquess of Tweeddale, and by her (who died on her voyage home from India in 1853) had two daughters. Lord Dalhousie was appointed Governor-General of India in 1847, and retained that office till 1856. He was created Marquess of Dalhousie of Dalhousie Castle, and of the Punjab, for his eminent services in 1849.
On his death in 1860, the Marquessate became extinct, and he was succeeded in the Earldom by his cousin.
No.8. ORLANDO GEORGE CHARLES BRIDGEMAN, THIRD AND PRESENT EARL OF BRADFORD.
Full-length. Black velvet coat. Blue tie. Boots and spurs. Riding-whip.Black retriever at his feet. Background landscape.BORN 1819.By Sir Francis Grant.
Full-length. Black velvet coat. Blue tie. Boots and spurs. Riding-whip.Black retriever at his feet. Background landscape.BORN 1819.By Sir Francis Grant.
Full-length. Black velvet coat. Blue tie. Boots and spurs. Riding-whip.
Black retriever at his feet. Background landscape.
BORN 1819.
By Sir Francis Grant.
Oval. Dark cloak. White neckcloth.BORN 1769, DIED 1852.By Sir George Hayter.
Oval. Dark cloak. White neckcloth.BORN 1769, DIED 1852.By Sir George Hayter.
Oval. Dark cloak. White neckcloth.
BORN 1769, DIED 1852.
By Sir George Hayter.
THE Iron Duke, the hero of the Peninsular War and Waterloo, warrior, patriot, statesman. His biography belongs to the annals of his country.