The Lord Bridges | |
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Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Italy | |
In office 1983–1987 | |
Preceded by | Sir Ronald Arculus |
Succeeded by | Sir Derek Thomas |
Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as a hereditary peer 27 August 1969 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 1st Baron Bridges |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 18 May 2016 [1] | |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | The 15th Earl of Cork and Orrery |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 November 1927 |
Died | 27 May 2017 | (aged 89)
Political party | Crossbencher |
Spouse | Rachel Mary Bunbury |
Children | 3 |
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Alma mater | Eton College New College, Oxford |
Thomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges, GCMG (27 November 1927 – 27 May 2017[2]), was a British hereditary peer and diplomat.[3]