Viscount Portman
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Viscount Portman, of Bryanston in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1873 for the former Lord Lieutenant of Somerset and Liberal Member of Parliament Edward Berkeley Portman. He had already been created Baron Portman, of Orchard Portman in the County of Somerset, in 1837, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. His son, the second Viscount, represented Shaftesbury and Dorsetshire in the House of Commons as a Liberal. As of 2006 the titles are held by the latter's great-great-grandson, the tenth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1999.
The Portman family are descended from Sir William Portman, Lord Chief Justice of England between 1555 and 1557. He acquired land in Marylebone, London, which is still the base of the Portman family wealth.
[edit] Viscounts Portman (1873)
- Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman (1799-1888)
- Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman (1829-1919)
- Henry Berkeley Portman, 3rd Viscount Portman (1860-1923)
- Claud Berkeley Portman, 4th Viscount Portman (1864-1929)
- Edward Claud Berkeley Portman, 5th Viscount Portman (1898-1942)
- Seymour Berkeley Portman, 6th Viscount Portman (1868-1946)
- Gerald Berkeley Portman, 7th Viscount Portman (1875-1948)
- Gerald William Berkeley Portman, 8th Viscount Portman (1903-1967)
- Edward Henry Berkeley Portman, 9th Viscount Portman (1934-1999)
- Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman, 10th Viscount Portman (b. 1958)
The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Luke Oliver Berkeley Portman (b. 1984)
[edit] See also
- Bryanston village and Bryanston School, Dorset
