JOHN BRYDGES, 1st Baron Chandos (c. a son of Sir Giles Brydges, or Bruges (d. 1511), was a prominent figure at the English court during the reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI. and Mary. He took part in suppressing the rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyat in 1554, and as lieutenant of the Tower of London during the earlier part of Mary's reign, had the custody, not only of Lady Jane Grey and of Wyat, but for a short time of the prin cess Elizabeth. He was created Baron Chandos of Sudeley in one of his ancestors, Alice, being a grand-daughter of Sir Thomas Chandos (d. 1375), and Le died in March 1557. The three succeeding barons, direct descendants of the Ist baron, were all members of parliament and persons of some importance. Grey, 5th Baron Chandos (c. lord-lieutenant of Gloucester shire, was called the "king of the Cotswolds," owing to his gener osity and his magnificent style of living at his residence, Sudeley Castle. His elder son George, 6th Baron Chandos (162o-1655), was a supporter of Charles I. during his struggle with Parliament. After the death of his brother William in 1676 the barony came to a kinsman, Sir James Brydges, Bart. (1642-1714), who was English ambassador to Constantinople from 168o-1685.