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Younger son of [[family::Charles Berkeley]], 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (in the Irish peerage), of [[location::Bruton, Somerset]]; he inherited the title and family estates from his elder brother [[family::Maurice Berkeley|Maurice]] in 1690. He entered the army in 1673, becoming a [[occupation::captain]] in 1675 and a [[occupation::brigadier general]] in 1690; he was an early supporter of William III, and held various government and local administrative offices thereafter. He was [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Hindon]] 1691-95, for [[location::New Windsor]] 1695-1710. | Younger son of [[family::Charles Berkeley]], 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (in the Irish peerage), of [[location::Bruton, Somerset]]; he inherited the title and family estates from his elder brother [[family::Maurice Berkeley|Maurice]] in 1690. He entered the army in 1673, becoming a [[occupation::captain]] in 1675 and a [[occupation::brigadier general]] in 1690; he was an early supporter of William III, and held various government and local administrative offices thereafter. He was [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Hindon]] 1691-95, for [[location::New Windsor]] 1695-1710. | ||
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John BERKELEY, 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge 1650-1712
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Biographical Note
Younger son of Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (in the Irish peerage), of Bruton, Somerset; he inherited the title and family estates from his elder brother Maurice in 1690. He entered the army in 1673, becoming a captain in 1675 and a brigadier general in 1690; he was an early supporter of William III, and held various government and local administrative offices thereafter. He was MP for Hindon 1691-95, for New Windsor 1695-1710.
Books
Berkeley used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks 2313/*102); the extent and disposition of his library are not known. The viscountcy became extinct on his death, as he had no male heirs, and his estate was largely divided between two daughters.
Sources
- History of Parliament.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903-4.