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William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton

British politician and judge

Summary

British politician and judge

Field	Value
honorific-prefix	The Right Honourable
name	The Lord Berkeley of Stratton
honorific-suffix	PC PC (I)
order1	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
term_start1	21 September 1710
term_end1	6 November 1714
monarch1	Queen Anne
George I
predecessor1	The Earl of Derby
successor1	The Earl of Aylesford
order2	First Lord of Trade
term_start2	September 1714
term_end2	12 May 1715
monarch2	George I
predecessor2	The Lord Guilford
successor2	The Earl of Suffolk
death_date	24 March 1741
death_place	Bruton, Somerset
nationality	British
spouse	Frances Temple (d. 1707)

| honorific-prefix = The Right Honourable | honorific-suffix = PC PC (I) George I William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton PC, PC (I) (died 24 March 1741), was a British politician and judge, of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family. He was Master of the Rolls in Ireland between 1696 and 1731 and also held political office as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1710 to 1714 and as First Lord of Trade from 1714 to 1715.

Background

Berkeley was the third son of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, by Christiana, daughter of Sir Andrew Riccard. Charles, a naval captain who held the title for two years, and John, an admiral who held the title for 16 years, were his elder brothers. William lived a much longer life. He was born on an unknown date between John's 1663 birth and 23 March 1672 which would have made William a septuagenarian by the time of his death in 1741.

Political and judicial career

In 1696 Berkeley was appointed Master of the Rolls in Ireland and sworn of the Irish Privy Council. The following year he succeeded his elder brother in the barony. In 1710 he was admitted to the English Privy Council and appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He was made First Lord of Trade in 1714, a post he held until 1715. He remained Master of the Rolls in Ireland during this period and continued in this post until 1731.

Family

Lord Berkeley of Stratton married Frances, daughter of Sir John Temple and Jane Yarner; her sister Jane having married his elder brother. Lord Berkeley and his wife had several children, including the Honourable Frances, who married William Byron, 4th Baron Byron, and was the mother of William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, and of Admiral John Byron. Lady Berkeley of Stratton died in July 1707. Lord Berkeley of Stratton remained a widower until his death at Bruton, Somerset, in March 1741. He was succeeded by his eldest son, John.

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