▁House hold ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁and ▁as ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Hor se ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁again ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁education ▁Br id g eman ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Not ting ham ▁Place , ▁Mary le bone , ▁London , ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁George ▁Br id g eman , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Brad ford ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Georg ina ▁Elizabeth ▁Mon cre iffe , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Mon cre iffe , ▁ 5 th ▁Baron et . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁H arrow ▁and ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁He ▁became ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁cour tes y ▁title ▁Vis count ▁New port ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁succeeded ▁in ▁the ▁ear ld om ▁of ▁Brad ford ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Lord ▁New port ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Sh ro pshire ▁South ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Vice - Ch am ber lain ▁of ▁the ▁House hold ▁in ▁Lord ▁Derby ' s ▁first ▁administration , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁December ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁in ▁Derby ' s ▁second ▁administration . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Priv