Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter 1801-1875

On 14th August 1800 [his father] Brook William Bridges 4th Baronet [aged 33] and [his mother] Eleanor Foote [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Lady Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.

On 2nd June 1801 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter was born to Brook William Bridges 4th Baronet [aged 33] and Eleanor Foote [aged 30].

On 29th January 1806 [his mother] Eleanor Foote [aged 35] died.

On 21st April 1829 [his father] Brook William Bridges 4th Baronet [aged 61] died. His son Brook [aged 27] succeeded 5th Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.

In 1834 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 32] and Fanny Cage were married. They were first cousins.

In 1841 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 39] claimed Baron Fitzwalter which had been in abeyance since 1756. The House of Lords, for unknown reasons, decided against terminating the abeyance in his favour.

In February 1852 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 50] was elected MP East Kent which seat he held only for five months until Jul 1862.

In February 1857 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 55] was elected MP East Kent which seat he held only for five months until 1868 when he was raised to the Peerage as Baron Fitzwalter of Woodham Walter in Essex.

In 1868 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 66] was created 1st Baron Fitzwalter of Woodham Walter in Essex.

On 6th December 1875 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 74] died. Baron Fitzwalter of Woodham Walter in Essex extinct. His brother Brook [aged 73] succeeded 6th Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.