Edward Berkeley Portman

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Edward Berkeley Portman (1771 - 19 January 1823, Rome) was an 18th century housing developer. He was the son of Henry William Portman, and ultimately a descendent of the Tudor landowner Sir William Portman. Edward continued his father's work developing the family lands in London into the Portman Estate.

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On 21 August 1798, he married Lucy Whitby, daughter of Reverend Thomas Whitby. Their children were:

  • Marianne Portman, married George Drummond (son of George Harley Drummond and Margaret Munro) in 1831, died 1 December 1842
  • Edward Berkley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman (1799-1888)
  • Reverend Henry Fitzharding Berkeley Portman (1811-1893)

After Lucy's death in 1812, he married as his second wife Mary Hulse, daughter of Sir Edward Hulse, 3rd Baronet of Breamore House, Hampshire, on 22 March 1816. The couple had no children.

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