Henry Bertie (4 May 1675 – 18 December 1735) was an English politician and Lords Proprieter of Carolina who sat on the

House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. ...

from 1705 to 1727.

Biography

Bertie was the third son of

James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon (16 June 1653 – 22 May 1699), styled Hon. James Bertie until 1657 and known as the 5th Baron Norreys from 1657 until 1682, was an English nobleman. Early life and relations Bertie was the eldest son of Montag ...

and his wife Eleanora Lee, the daughter and heiress of

Sir Henry Lee, 3rd Baronet There have been four baronetcies created for people with the surname Lee, all extinct. Lee baronets, of Quarendon, Buckinghamshire (1611–1776) This branch of the family owned Ditchley House, current home of the Ditchley Foundation. The last ...

, of Quarrendon, Buckinghamshire. Bertie was one of the

Lords Proprietors of Carolina A lord proprietor is a person granted a royal charter for the establishment and government of an English colony in the 17th century. The plural of the term is "lords proprietors" or "lords proprietary". Origin In the beginning of the European ...

, heir of the proprietorship granted to Sir William Berkeley. At the 1705 general election, he was returned unopposed as

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for

Beaumaris Beaumaris ( ; cy, Biwmares ) is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, of which it is the former county town of Anglesey. It is located at the eastern entrance to the Menai Strait, the tidal waterway separating Anglesey from ...

, a pocket borough in Wales. He won a contest at Beamaris in the 1708 general election and was returned unopposed in 1710, 1713 and 1715. He won another contest in 1722 but was defeated at the 1727 general election by Watkin Williams-Wynn. Bertie died at Boulogne on 18 December 1735.

Family

Bertie first married Arabella Susanna Hamilton, daughter of

Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount Glenawly (c. 1600–1678) was a soldier in Swedish and English service. He was awarded the title of ''friherre'' for his service to Sweden. Background He came from a family that descended from the Hamiltons of Dalse ...

, on 17 July 1708, but she died on 10 December 1708. He later married his half-first cousin Mary Bertie, daughter of Peregrine Bertie of Waldershare and granddaughter of

Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, Order of the Garter, KG, Privy Council of England, PC (1608 – 25 July 1666) was an English soldier, courtier, and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons between 1624 and 162 ...

. By her he had one daughter, Susanna Bertie, who married her cousin Charles Bertie, rector of St. Mary le Strand, son of

Charles Bertie Charles Bertie may refer to: *Charles Bertie (senior) (c. 1640–1711), British diplomat *Charles Bertie (died 1730) (c. 1678–1730), his son, Member of Parliament for Stamford *Charles Bertie (1683–1727) Charles Bertie (1683–1727) was an En ...

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