Sir Scrope Bernard-Morland, 4th Baronet (1 October 1758 – 18 April 1830)[1] was a British politician and baronet.
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Born Scrope Bernard in Pestel Amberg in New Jersey, he was the sixth and youngest son of Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet and Amelia Offley, daughter of Stephen Offley.[2] In 1818, he succeeded his older brother Thomas as baronet.[3] Bernard-Morland was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford.[2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1779 and a Master of Arts two years later.[2] In 1788, he was awarded a Doctor of Civil Laws (DCL).[4] One year later, Bernard-Morland became a member of the College of Laws in London, and in 1795, he was promoted Judge of the Episcopal Court of Durham.[4] In 1811, by Royal Licence, he assumed the surname Bernard-Morland to inherit the estates of his father-in-law.[5]
In 1782, Bernard-Morland was appointed Private Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, an office he held until 1787.[2] He was Secretary to the Commission of Enquiry into Public Offices in 1785 and Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in Ireland in 1787.[2] Between 1789 and 1792, he was Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department.[6] Bernard-Morland entered the British House of Commons for Aylesbury in 1789.[7] He represented the constituency first in the Parliament of Great Britain then in the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1806.[7] Subsequently he sat as Member of Parliament for St Mawes until 1808 and again from 1809 to his death in 1830.[8]
On 26 July 1785, he married Harriett Morland, only daughter of William Morland, at St George's, Hanover Square, in London.[2] They had seven children, five sons and two daughters.[3] Bernard-Morland died at his home in Pall Mall, London, aged 71 and was buried in Great Kimble in Buckinghamshire.[4] He was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his third son Francis[1] and then his fourth son Thomas.[1]
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Hallifax William Wrightson |
Member of Parliament for Aylesbury 1789 – 1801 With: William Wrightson 1789–1790 Gerard Lake 1790–1801 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Aylesbury 1801 – 1806 With: Gerard Lake |
Succeeded by Robert Bent James Du Pre |
| Preceded by William Windham Sir William Young, Bt |
Member of Parliament for St Mawes 1806 – 1808 With: Sir John Newport, Bt 1806–1807 William Shipley 1807 Viscount Ebrington 1807–1808 |
Succeeded by Earl Gower Viscount Ebrington |
| Preceded by Earl Gower Viscount Ebrington |
Member of Parliament for St Mawes 1809 – 1830 With: Earl Gower 1809–1812 William Shipley 1812–1813 Francis Horner 1813–1817 Joseph Phillimore 1817–1826 Sir Codrington Carrington 1826–1830 |
Succeeded by Sir Codrington Carrington George Grenville Wandisford Pigott |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Hon. John Townshend |
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1789 – 1794 |
Succeeded by Hon. Thomas Brodrick |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Bernard |
Baronet (of Nettleham) 1818 – 1830 |
Succeeded by Francis Bernard-Morland |