Dudley Woodbridge (1677-1720)

Director-General of the Assiento (South Sea) Company in Barbados

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Father
Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge (1645-1709)
Mother
Mary (Ward) Woodbridge (1649-1680)
Spouse
Jane (Willey) Woodbridge (c.1680-1747)
Children
William Woodbridge (1699-1769)
Mary (Woodbridge) Alleyne (1701-1778)
Dudley Woodbridge (1706-1748)
Benjamin Woodbridge (1709-1728)
He was born at Hartford, Connecticut, and was educated at Magdalene College, Oxford. He was the Director-General of the Assiento (South Sea) Company and Judge of the High Court of Admiralty at Barbados. He lived between Kensington in London and Mount Standfast in Barbados. The portrait above shows him celebrating being called to Chambers with Captain Holland, painted by William Hogarth in 1730.
Contributed by Mark Meredith on 20/02/2021 and last updated on 21/02/2021.