Francis Berkeley, 2nd Baron FitzHardinge

Francis William FitzHardinge Berkeley, 2nd Baron FitzHardinge FSA (16 November 1826 – 28 June 1896), was a British Liberal Party politician.

Background and education

FitzHardinge was the eldest son of Admiral Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge, and Lady Charlotte, daughter of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond. He was educated at Rugby.

Career

FitzHardinge was a Captain in the Royal Horse Guards and sat as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheltenham between 1856 and 1865. Two years later he succeeded his father in the barony and was enabled to take a seat in the House of Lords. He was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

Family

Lord FitzHardinge married Georgina, daughter of William Holme-Sumner, in 1857. The marriage was childless. He died in London in June 1896, aged 69, and was succeeded in the peerage by his younger brother, Charles. Lady FitzHardinge died in July 1897, aged 66.

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References
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Grenville Berkeley		 Member of Parliament for Cheltenham
1856–1865		 Succeeded by
Charles Schreiber
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley		 Baron FitzHardinge
1867–1896		 Succeeded by
Charles Paget FitzHardinge Berkeley
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