About Edwin Berkeley Portman
Lived 1830 – 1921 (aged 90). Edwin Berkeley Portman was a British politician and barrister.
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.
In 1885 Portman was elected Member of Parliament for North Dorset. He lost the seat in 1892.
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British politician (1830-1921)
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Edwin Berkeley Portman was born on 3 August 1830.
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Edwin Berkeley Portman died on 27 April 1921.
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Edwin Berkeley Portman was a politician and barrister.
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