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{{Short description|British housing developer (1771–1823)}}
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'''Edward Berkeley Portman''' ([[1771]] - [[19 January]] [[1823]], [[Rome]]) was an 18th century housing developer. He was the son of [[Henry William Portman]], and ultimately a descendent of the Tudor landowner [[William Portman|Sir William Portman]]. Edward continued his father's work developing the family lands in [[London]] into the [[Portman Estate]].
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'''Edward Berkeley Portman''' (31 January 1771 &ndash; 19 January 1823, [[Rome]]) of Bryanston House, [[Bryanston]], [[Dorset]] was an 18th-century English housing developer and politician.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/portman-edward-1771-1823|title=PORTMAN, Edward Berkeley I (1771-1823), of Bryanston, Dorset|publisher=History of Parliament Trust|accessdate= 21 February 2019}}</ref>

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He was the son of [[Henry Portman]], and ultimately a descendant of the Tudor landowner [[William Portman|Sir William Portman]]. Edward continued his father's work developing the family lands in [[London]] into the [[Portman Estate]]. He was appointed [[High Sheriff of Dorset]] for 1798–99.

He also sat as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Boroughbridge]] between 1802 and 1806<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons4.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-05-28 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810231554/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons4.htm |archive-date=2009-08-10 }}</ref> and for [[Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|Dorset]] between 1806 and 1823.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Dcommons2.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-05-28 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011182617/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Dcommons2.htm |archive-date=2017-10-11 }}</ref>


==Marriage and issue==
==Marriage and issue==
On 21 August 1798 (This is the wrong date i don't actually know the date.), he married Lucy Whitby, daughter of Reverend Thomas Whitby. Their children were:
On 21 August 1798, he married Lucy Whitby (10 Mar 1778 - 25 Mar 1812), daughter of Reverend Thomas Whitby. Among their children were:

*Marianne Portman, married George Drummond (son of George Harley Drummond and Margaret Munro) in 1831, died 1 December 1842
*Marianne Portman, married George Drummond (son of George Harley Drummond and Margaret Munro) in 1831, died 1 December 1842
*[[Edward Berkley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman]] (1799-1888)
* [[Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman|Edward Berkley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman]] (1799–1888)
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*Reverend Henry Fitzharding Berkeley Portman (1811-1893)
*Harriet Ella Portman, married [[William Stratford Dugdale|William Stratford Dugdale (MP)]] (son of [[Dugdale Stratford Dugdale]] and Hon. Charlotte Curzon, daughter of [[Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon]]) in 1827, died 17 April 1903 (1807-1903)
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After Lucy's death in 1812, he married as his second wife Mary Hulse, daughter of Sir [[Edward Hulse]], 3rd Baronet of Breamore House, Hampshire, on 22 March 1816. The couple had no children.
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*Reverend Henry Fitzharding Berkeley Portman (1811–1893)

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After Lucy's death in 1812, he married as his second wife Mary Hulse, daughter of Sir [[Hulse baronets|Edward Hulse, 3rd Baronet Hulse]], on 22 March 1816. The couple had no children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p3055.htm#i30549|title=Person Page|website=Thepeerage.com|accessdate=22 June 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* [[John Burke (genealogist)|John Burke]], ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland'', London 1834, vol. I, [https://books.google.com/books?id=uo9AAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA62 p. 62-64]


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Latest revision as of 04:34, 1 January 2025

For his son, the British politician, see Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman. For the British peer, see Edward Portman, 9th Viscount Portman.

Edward Berkeley Portman (31 January 1771 – 19 January 1823, Rome) of Bryanston House, Bryanston, Dorset was an 18th-century English housing developer and politician.[1]

He was the son of Henry Portman, and ultimately a descendant of the Tudor landowner Sir William Portman. Edward continued his father's work developing the family lands in London into the Portman Estate. He was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset for 1798–99.

He also sat as Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge between 1802 and 1806[2] and for Dorset between 1806 and 1823.[3]

Marriage and issue

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On 21 August 1798, he married Lucy Whitby (10 Mar 1778 - 25 Mar 1812), daughter of Reverend Thomas Whitby. Among their children were:

After Lucy's death in 1812, he married as his second wife Mary Hulse, daughter of Sir Edward Hulse, 3rd Baronet Hulse, on 22 March 1816. The couple had no children.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "PORTMAN, Edward Berkeley I (1771-1823), of Bryanston, Dorset". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Person Page". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

Bibliography

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  • John Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, London 1834, vol. I, p. 62-64
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge
1802–1806
With: Hon. John Scott 1802–1806
Viscount Castlereagh 1806 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Dorset
1806–1823
With: William Morton Pitt 		Succeeded by
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