Craven Berkeley
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The Hon. Craven FitzHardinge Berkeley (May 1805 – 1 July 1855) was a British Whig politician.
, Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge
and Francis Berkeley (born to the same mother but declared illegitimate according to a decision by the House of Lords
) and also of the Hon. Grantley Berkeley.
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.
in 1882. Charlotte Berkeley died in January 1897.
Background
Berkeley was the seventh son of Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley, and Mary, daughter of William Cole. He was the younger brother of William Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardingeWilliam Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge
William FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge , known as The Lord Segrave between 1831 and 1841, was a British landowner and politician.-Background:...
, Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge
Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge
Admiral Sir Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge, GCB PC, DL was a British Royal Navy First Sea Lord and former First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.-Royal Navy career:...
and Francis Berkeley (born to the same mother but declared illegitimate according to a decision by the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
) and also of the Hon. Grantley Berkeley.
Political career
Craven entered Parliament for Cheltenham in 1832, a seat he held until 1847. In the 1847 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1847
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
the seat was won by Sir Willoughby Jones
Sir Willoughby Jones, 3rd Baronet
Sir Willoughby Jones 3rd Baronet was a Norfolk landowner and an English Conservative Party politician. He was briefly Member of Parliament for the Cheltenham constituency...
, 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 BerkeleyBaron Berkeley
The title Baron Berkeley originated as a feudal title and was subsequently created twice in the Peerage of England by writ. It was first granted by writ to Thomas II de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley, 6th feudal Baron Berkeley, in 1295, but the title of that creation became extinct at the death of...
in 1882. Charlotte Berkeley died in January 1897.