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
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 Berkeley, Countess Berkeley, ...
, and Mary, daughter of William Cole. He was the younger brother of
William Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge,
Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge and
Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley (born to the same mother but declared illegitimate according to a decision by the
House of Lords
The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminst ...
) and also of the Hon.
Grantley Berkeley.
Political career
Craven entered Parliament for
Cheltenham
Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral ...
in 1832, a seat he held until 1847. In the
1847 general election the seat was won by
Sir Willoughby Jones, but his election was declared void in May the following year. Berkeley was elected in his place in June 1848 but his election was declared void two months later. In 1852 he was again successfully returned for the constituency, and held the seat until his death three years later.
Family
Berkeley married firstly Augusta, daughter of
Sir Horace St Paul, 1st Baronet and widow of George Henry Talbot, in 1839. They had one daughter. After Augusta's death in April 1841, aged 28, he married secondly Charlotte, daughter of General
Denzil Onslow, in 1845. Berkeley died in July 1855, aged 50. His daughter Louisa Mary succeeded as 15th
Baroness Berkeley in 1882. Charlotte Berkeley died in January 1897.
References
External links
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Biography at thepeerage.com
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1805 births
1855 deaths
Younger sons of earls
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1832–1835
UK MPs 1835–1837
UK MPs 1837–1841
UK MPs 1841–1847
UK MPs 1847–1852
UK MPs 1852–1857
Craven
Politics of Cheltenham