Edwin Berkeley Portman Explained

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 .