| 词条 | Thomas Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges |
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Early lifeBridges was born on 27 November 1927 to Edward Bridges, later Cabinet Secretary. His grandfather was Robert Bridges, the Poet Laureate. He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford. CareerHe joined the Diplomatic Service in 1951. Following postings to, amongst other places, West Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, Moscow and Washington, D.C., he was HM Ambassador to Italy from 1983 to 1987. He sat as a crossbench member of the House of Lords from 1975, and was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain under the House of Lords Act 1999[3] He was on leave of absence from March 2011 to May 2015.[4] Having failed to attend during the whole of the 2015–16 session without being on leave of absence, he ceased to be a member on 18 May 2016 pursuant to section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.[5] He died a year later on 27 May 2017 at the age of 89. Personal lifeBridges was married to Rachel Mary Bunbury (1926–2005), youngest daughter of Sir Henry Noel Bunbury {{post-nominals|KCB}}. They had three children:
The Conservative peer, The Lord Bridges of Headley, is his nephew. HonoursIn 1969, Bridges succeeded to the barony of Bridges upon the death of his father. In the 1975 New Year Honours, he was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George as a Companion (CMG).[7] In the 1983 New Year Honours, Bridges was promoted within the same Order as a Knight Commander (KCMG).[8] In the 1988 New Year Honours, Bridges was promoted within the same Order as a Knight Grand Cross (GCMG).[9] Styles of address
References1. ^Bridges {{s-start}}{{s-dip}}{{succession box |2. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U8688|title= BRIDGES, 2nd Baron|work= Who's Who 2012, online edition|author= A & C Black|publisher= Oxford University Press|year= 2012|accessdate= 2012-05-10}} 3. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/thomas-bridges/27121|title= Lord Bridges|work= House of Lords website|publisher= UK parliament|year= 2012|accessdate= 2012-05-10|deadurl= yes|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20111016065244/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/thomas-bridges/27121|archivedate= 2011-10-16}} 4. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/-ineligible-lords/|title= Ineligible members of the House of Lords|work= House of Lords website|publisher= UK parliament|year= 2013|accessdate= 2013-06-12}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36330030/|title=Four absent peers cease to be House of Lords members | publisher=BBC News|accessdate=May 20, 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U43317|title= BRIDGES, Hon. Mark Thomas|work= Who's Who 2012, online edition|author= A & C Black|publisher= Oxford University Press|year= 2012|accessdate= 2012-05-10}} 7. ^{{London Gazette |issue=46444 |date=31 December 1974 |page=4 |supp=y}} 8. ^{{London Gazette |issue=49212 |date=30 December 1982 |page=4 |supp=y}} 9. ^{{London Gazette |issue=51171 |date=30 December 1987 |page=3 |supp=y}} before=Sir Ronald Arculus | title=HM Ambassador to Italy | years=1983–1987 | after=Sir Derek Thomas | }}{{s-reg|uk}}{{s-bef|before=Edward Bridges}}{{s-ttl|title=Baron Bridges|years=1969–2017}}{{s-aft|after= Mark Bridges}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bridges, Thomas Edward, 2nd Baron}}{{UK-diplomat-stub}}{{UK-baron-stub}} 10 : 1927 births|2017 deaths|People educated at Eton College|Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom|Crossbench hereditary peers|Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Italy|Diplomatic peers|Alumni of New College, Oxford|Members of HM Diplomatic Service |
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