Francis Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley (7 December 1794 – 10 March 1870) was a British politician.
Background and education
Berkeley was the fourth son of
Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley
Frederick Augustus Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley (24 May 1745 – 8 August 1810) was a British peer.
Origins and education
Berkeley was the eldest son and heir of Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley by Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Drax, of E ...
, and Mary, daughter of William Cole. The validity of his parents' marriage was the subject of some controversy, and in 1811 the
House of Lords decided that Berkeley and six of his twelve siblings were born out of wedlock. His brothers included
William Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge
William FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge (26 December 1786 – 10 October 1857), known as The Lord Segrave between 1831 and 1841, was a British landowner and politician.
Background
Berkeley was born at Mount Street, Grosvenor Squar ...
,
Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge
Admiral Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge, (3 January 1788 – 17 October 1867) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he commanded gunboats on the Tagus, reinforcing the Lines of Torres Vedras, in Autumn 18 ...
,
Grantley Berkeley
The Honourable George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley (10 February 1800 – 20 February 1881), known as Grantley Berkeley, was a British politician, writer and sportsman.
Background and education
Berkeley was the sixth son of Frederick Ber ...
and
Craven Berkeley
Craven FitzHardinge Berkeley (May 1805 – 1 July 1855) was a British Whig politician.
Background
Berkeley was the seventh son of Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley, and Mary, daughter of William Cole. He was the younger brother of Willi ...
. He was educated at
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...
.
Political career
Berkeley was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for
Bristol in 1837, a seat he held until his death in 1870. He was a longstanding advocate of secret ballot reform, which was finally adopted after his death in 1872.
Personal life
Berkeley died in March 1870, aged 75; his body is buried in St Dunstan's churchyard in
Cranford.
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1794 births
1870 deaths
Younger sons of earls
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1837–1841
UK MPs 1841–1847
UK MPs 1847–1852
UK MPs 1852–1857
UK MPs 1857–1859
UK MPs 1859–1865
UK MPs 1865–1868
UK MPs 1868–1874
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
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