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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=ORTMAN, Edward Berkeley I (1771-1823), of Bryanston, Dorset|publisher=History ofParliament Trust|accessdate= 21 February 2019}} </ref>
'''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=ORTMAN, Edward Berkeley I (1771-1823), of Bryanston, Dorset|publisher=History of Parliament Trust|accessdate= 21 February 2019}} </ref>


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 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]] for [[Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Boroughbridge]] between 1802 and 1806<ref>http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons4.htm{{Rayment-hc|date=March 2012}}</ref> and for [[Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|Dorset]] between 1806 and 1823.<ref>http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Dcommons2.htm{{Rayment-hc|date=March 2012}}</ref>
He also sat as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Boroughbridge]] between 1802 and 1806<ref>http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons4.htm</ref> and for [[Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|Dorset]] between 1806 and 1823.<ref>http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Dcommons2.htm</ref>


== Marriage and issue ==
==Marriage and issue==
On 21 August 1798, he married Lucy Whitby, daughter of Reverend Thomas Whitby. Among their children were:
On 21 August 1798, he married Lucy Whitby, daughter of Reverend Thomas Whitby. Among their children were:


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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.
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.


== References ==
==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]
* [[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]


Revision as of 16:02, 22 June 2019

For his son, see Edward Portman, 1st 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

On 21 August 1798, he married Lucy Whitby, 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
  • Edward Berkley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman (1799–1888)
  • Reverend Henry Fitzharding Berkeley Portman (1811–1893)

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.

References

  1. ^ "ORTMAN, Edward Berkeley I (1771-1823), of Bryanston, Dorset". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons4.htm
  3. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Dcommons2.htm

Bibliography

  • 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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