George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley
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The Honourable
George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley (10 February 1800–20 February 1881), known as Grantley Berkeley, was a British politician, writer and sportsman.
, Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge
, Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley, Thomas Berkeley, 6th Earl of Berkeley and Craven Berkeley
and the nephew of Sir George Cranfield-Berkeley
. He was educated at Corpus Christi College and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He joined the Coldstream Guards
and afterwards the 82nd Regiment of Foot
.
for Gloucestershire West from 1832 to 1852.
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley (10 February 1800–20 February 1881), known as Grantley Berkeley, was a British politician, writer and sportsman.
Background and education
Berkeley was the sixth son of Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley, by Mary Cole, daughter of William Cole. He was the 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:...
, Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley, Thomas Berkeley, 6th Earl of Berkeley and Craven Berkeley
Craven Berkeley
The Hon. Craven FitzHardinge Berkeley was a British Whig politician.-Background:Berkeley was the seventh son of Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley, and Mary, daughter of William Cole...
and the nephew of Sir George Cranfield-Berkeley
George Cranfield-Berkeley
Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley GCB , often known as George Berkeley, was a highly experienced, popular, yet controversial naval officer and politician in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain...
. He was educated at Corpus Christi College and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He joined the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
and afterwards the 82nd Regiment of Foot
82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
The 82nd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1793 and amalgamated into The Prince of Wales's Volunteers in 1881....
.
Political career
Berkeley sat as Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Gloucestershire West from 1832 to 1852.