Scrope Bernard-Morland

Sir Scrope Bernard-Morland, 4th Baronet (1 October 1758 – 18 April 1830) was a British politician and baronet.

Background Born Scrope Bernard in Pestel Amberg (Perth Amboy) in New Jersey, he was the sixth and youngest son of Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet and Amelia Offley, daughter of Stephen Offley. In 1818, he succeeded his older brother Thomas as baronet.

Career In 1782, Bernard-Morland was appointed Private Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, an office he held until 1787. Bernard-Morland entered the British House of Commons for Aylesbury in 1789. Subsequently, he sat as Member of Parliament for St Mawes from 1806 until 1808 and again from 1809 to his death in 1830.

Family On 26 July 1785, he married Harriett Morland, the only daughter of William Morland, at St George's, Hanover Square, in Westminster. Bernard-Morland died at his home in Pall Mall, London, aged 71 and was buried in Great Kimble in Buckinghamshire, where he owned an extensive estate. He was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his third son Francis and then his fourth son Thomas.