Henry Bertie (proprietor)
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Henry Bertie English politician, was the third son of James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon
and his wife Eleanora Lee.
Henry first married Arabella Susanna Hamilton (d. 10 December 1708), daughter of Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly
, on 17 July 1708, but she died later that year. He later married his half-first cousin Mary Bertie, daughter of Peregrine Bertie
of Waldershare and granddaughter of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
. By her he had one daughter:
Bertie was one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, heir of the proprietorship granted to Sir William Berkeley. He sat as Member of Parliament
for Beaumaris
, a pocket borough in Wales, until he was unseated in 1727 by Watkin Williams-Wynn.
James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon
James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon was an English nobleman.Bertie was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his second wife Bridget Bertie , 4th Baroness Norreys, suo jure Lady Norreys. He succeeded his mother as 5th Baron Norreys on the latter's death, c. 1657...
and his wife Eleanora Lee.
Henry first married Arabella Susanna Hamilton (d. 10 December 1708), daughter of Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly
Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly
Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount Glenawly , also 1st Baron of Deserf in Sweden, was a soldier in Swedish and English service.He came from a family that descended from the Hamiltons of Dalserf, a cadet branch of the House of Hamilton...
, on 17 July 1708, but she died later that year. He later married his half-first cousin Mary Bertie, daughter of Peregrine Bertie
Peregrine Bertie (senior)
Peregrine Bertie was an English politician, the second son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey.One of the English volunteers in the French army in 1654, Bertie subsequently served as a cornet in the Royal Horse Guards in 1661, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1667 and captain from 1676 until...
of Waldershare and granddaughter of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, KG, PC was the eldest son of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and his wife Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton.-Early life:...
. By her he had one daughter:
- Susanna Bertie, married her cousin Charles Bertie, rector of St. Mary le Strand, son of Charles Bertie
Bertie was one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, heir of the proprietorship granted to Sir William Berkeley. He sat as Member of Parliament
Member 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 Beaumaris
Beaumaris (UK Parliament constituency)
Beaumaris was a parliamentary borough in Anglesey, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1553, then to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, when the constituency...
, a pocket borough in Wales, until he was unseated in 1727 by Watkin Williams-Wynn.