Until he succeeded his brother Giles to the bulk of the family estates in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire, Brydges followed the comparatively obscure existence of a younger son. In Parliament he sat for Cricklade, the stewardship of which was in his family, and twice he represented Gloucestershire, where the influence of his brother was sufficient to secure the seat.[1]
^Maj Wilfred Joseph Cripps (revised by Capt Hon M.H. Hicks-Beach & Maj B.N. Spraggett), The Royal North Gloucester Militia, 2nd Edn, Cirencester: Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard Printing Works, 1914, pp. 21–23.
^W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
^Thomas Birch & Folkestone Williams, Court and Times of James the First, vol. 1 (London, 1848), p. 418.
william, brydges, baron, chandos, 1552, 1602, english, peer, politician, younger, heir, edmund, brydges, baron, chandos, dorothy, youngest, daughter, child, edmund, braye, baron, braye, until, succeeded, brother, giles, bulk, family, estates, gloucestershire, . William Brydges 4th Baron Chandos ca 1552 1602 was an English peer and politician He was the younger son and heir of Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos and Dorothy the youngest daughter and child of Sir Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye Until he succeeded his brother Giles to the bulk of the family estates in Gloucestershire Wiltshire and Worcestershire Brydges followed the comparatively obscure existence of a younger son In Parliament he sat for Cricklade the stewardship of which was in his family and twice he represented Gloucestershire where the influence of his brother was sufficient to secure the seat 1 In 1588 he was captain of a company of the Gloucestershire Trained Bands in Queen Elizabeth I s army facing the invasion threat of the Spanish Armada 2 He succeeded his elder brother as Baron Chandos and served as Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Member of Parliament for Cricklade Family editChandos married Mary Hopton d 1624 daughter of Sir Owen Hopton of Cockfield Yoxford and Anne Echingham Their children included Grey Brydges his heir Beatrix Brydges d 1602 married Sir Henry Poole of Sapperton MP for Cirencester 3 Frances Brydges married firstly Sir Thomas Smith of Parson s Green Master of Requests and secondly Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Joan or Eleanor Brydges d 1616 married Sir Ambrose or Sir Thomas Turville cupbearer to Anne of Denmark 4 References edithttp thepeerage com p1636 htm i16353 History of Parliament https www historyofparliamentonline org volume 1558 1603 member brydges william 1548 1602 family relations Maj Wilfred Joseph Cripps revised by Capt Hon M H Hicks Beach amp Maj B N Spraggett The Royal North Gloucester Militia 2nd Edn Cirencester Wilts amp Gloucestershire Standard Printing Works 1914 pp 21 23 W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester Thomas Birch amp Folkestone Williams Court and Times of James the First vol 1 London 1848 p 418 Parliament of EnglandPreceded bySir Nicholas Arnold Member of Parliament for Cricklade1572 Succeeded byRowland LeighPolitical officesPreceded byThe Lord Chandos Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire1595 1602 Succeeded byThe Lord BerkeleyPeerage of EnglandPreceded byGiles Brydges Baron Chandos2nd creation1594 1602 Succeeded byGrey Brydges nbsp nbsp This article about a 16th century Member of the Parliament of England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Brydges 4th Baron Chandos amp oldid 1164221905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
