Edwin_Berkeley_Portman

Edwin Berkeley Portman

Edwin Berkeley Portman

English barrister and Liberal politician

Edwin Berkeley Portman (3 August 1830 – 27 April 1921) was an English barrister and Liberal politician.

Portman was born at Bryanston, Dorset, the son of Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman and his wife Lady Emma Lascelles. He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1852.[1]

In 1885 Portman was elected Member of Parliament for North Dorset. He lost the seat in 1892.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  2. [2]
    "Leigh Rayment". Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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