| 词条 | William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton |
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| honorific-prefix = The Right Honourable | name = The Lord Berkeley of Stratton | honorific-suffix = PC PC (I) | image = | imagesize = | order1 = Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | term_start1 = 21 September 1710 | term_end1 = 6 November 1714 | monarch1 = Queen Anne George I | primeminister1 = | 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 | primeminister2 = | predecessor2 = The Lord Guilford | successor2 = The Earl of Suffolk | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = 24 March 1741 | death_place = Bruton, Somerset | nationality = British | party = | alma_mater = | spouse = Frances Temple (d. 1707) }} William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton PC, PC (I) (d. 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. BackgroundBerkeley was a younger son of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, by Christiana, daughter of Sir Andrew Riccard. John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton was his elder brother.[1] Political and judicial careerIn 1696 Berkeley was appointed Master of the Rolls in Ireland[1] and sworn of the Irish Privy Council.[1][2] The following year he succeeded his elder brother in the barony.[1] 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.[1][3] He remained Master of the Rolls in Ireland during this period and continued in this post until 1731.[1] FamilyLord Berkeley of Stratton married Frances, daughter of Sir John Temple and Jane Yarner; her sister Jane married his elder brother. They 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.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 thepeerage.com William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton {{s-start}}{{s-legal}}{{s-bef|before=Sir William Temple}}{{s-ttl|title=Master of the Rolls in Ireland|years=1696–1731 }}{{s-aft|after=Thomas Carter}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef|before=The Earl of Derby}}{{s-ttl|title=Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster|years=1710–1714 }}{{s-aft|after=The Earl of Aylesford}}{{s-bef|before=The Lord Guilford}}{{s-ttl|title=First Lord of Trade|years=1714–1715 }}{{s-aft|after=The Earl of Suffolk}}{{s-reg|en}}{{s-bef|before=John Berkeley }}{{s-ttl | title=Baron Berkeley of Stratton | years=1697–1741}}{{s-aft | after=John Berkeley}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Berkeley of Stratton, William Berkeley, 4th Baron}}2. ^leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors - Ireland 3. ^leighrayment.com Peerage: Berehaven to Boardman 15 : 17th-century births|1741 deaths|17th-century English politicians|18th-century British politicians|17th-century Irish judges|18th-century Irish judges|Barons in the Peerage of England|Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain|Members of the Privy Council of Ireland|Berkeley family|Year of birth unknown|Masters of the Rolls in Ireland|Presidents of the Board of Trade|Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster|Barons Berkeley of Stratton |
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