Francis William FitzHardinge Berkeley, 2nd Baron FitzHardinge FSA (16 November 1826 – 28 June 1896), was a British

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politician.

Background and education

FitzHardinge was the eldest son of Admiral

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, and Lady Charlotte, daughter of

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. He was educated at

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Career

In early adulthood he served as a

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in the

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. Later he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Royal South Gloucestershire Light Infantry Militia on 22 December 1857 in succession his uncle

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. In the 1860s Col Berkeley took over as Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the regiment, reverting to hon col on 26 May 1868.''Army List'', various dates. He sat as the

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(MP) for

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between 1856 and 1865. Two years later he succeeded his father in the barony and was enabled to take a seat in the

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. He was also a

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Family

Lord FitzHardinge married Georgina, daughter of William Holme-Sumner, in 1857. The marriage was childless. He died in

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in June 1896, aged 69, and was succeeded in the peerage by his younger brother,

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. Lady FitzHardinge died in July 1897, aged 66.

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