Edwin Berkeley Portman Explained

Office1:Member of Parliament
for North Dorset
Term Start1:December 9, 1885
Term End1:July 1, 1892
Predecessor1:constituency established
Successor1:John Wingfield Digby
Birth Date:1830 8, df=y
Birth Place:Bryanston, Dorset
Nationality:British
Party:Liberal
Alma Mater:Balliol College, Oxford
Education:Rugby School
Parents:Edward Portman
Emma Portman

Edwin Berkeley Portman (3 August 1830 – 27 April 1921) was an English barrister and Liberal politician.

Portman was born at Bryanston, Dorset, the son of Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman and his wife Lady Emma Lascelles. He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1852.[1]

In 1885 Portman was elected Member of Parliament for North Dorset. He lost the seat in 1892.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  2. Web site: Leigh Rayment . 21 April 2009 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011182617/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Dcommons2.htm . 11 October 2017 .