Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge
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| Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge | |
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| 1788 – 1867 | |
 Admiral Lord FitzHardinge |
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| Place of death | Berkeley, Gloucestershire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral of the White |
| Commands held | First Naval Lord of the Admiralty |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath(GCB) |
| Other work | Member of Parliament Privy Council |
Admiral Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge of Bristol, GCB PC (3 January 1788 - 17 October 1867) was a former Royal Navy First Sea Lord and former First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.
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[edit] Family
Admiral Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge of Bristol was born illegitimately on 3 January 1788. He was the son of Frederick Augustus Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley and Mary Cole. He married, firstly, Charlotte Lennox, daughter of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lady Charlotte Gordon, on 4 December 1823. His second marriage was to Lady Charlotte Reynolds-Moreton, daughter of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie, on 30 September 1834. He died on 17 October 1867 at age 79 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire.
[edit] Royal Navy career
Between 1828 and 1841 Maurice Berkeley commanded in succession HMS Semiramis, HMS Hercules and HMS Thunderer.
He held the office of Fourth Naval Lord, a Lord of the Admiralty, between 1833 and 1834. and once again between 1837 and 1839. He held the office of Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1846 and 1849 whilst also being the Third Naval Lord between 1846 and 1852 during which time he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral. He was the First Naval Lord for several different periods between 1852 and 1857. He reached the ranks of Vice-Admiral in 1856, Admiral of the Blue in 1862 and he reached the highest rank in the Royal Navy, Admiral of the White, in 1863.
[edit] Honours
Throughout his life he was invested at certain ranks within the Order of the Bath, as a companion (CB) in 1840, Knight Commander (KCB) in 1855 and finally as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (GCB) in 1861. On 26 February 1861 after inheriting his brother's estates, he unsuccessfully claimed the Barony of Berkeley as being one by tenure of Berkeley Castle. He was created 1st Baron FitzHardinge of Bristol, of the city and county of the city of Bristol [U.K.] on 5 August 1861.
[edit] Political office
He was elected several times as a Member of Parliament for Gloucester, but in three separate periods. His first spell in the House of Commons was for just one year as a Whig, between 1831 and 1832. His second was as a Liberal Member, between 1835 and 1837. In 1841, he returned to parliament again as a Liberal Member for Gloucester, remaining through two more general elections until 1857.
He was appointed as a Privy Councillor in 1855.
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[edit] References
- Service record
- List of National Archives contents related Admiral Fitzhardinge
- Lambert, Andrew (2004). "Berkeley, Sir Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge, first Baron Fitzhardinge (1788–1867)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Unknown |
Member of Parliament for Gloucester 1831–1832 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Unknown |
Member of Parliament for Gloucester 1835–1837 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Unknown |
Member of Parliament for Gloucester 1841–1857 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir James Dundas |
First Sea Lord 1852 |
Succeeded by Hyde Parker |
| Preceded by Hyde Parker |
First Sea Lord 1854–1857 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Dundas |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baronet of Bristol 1861–1867 |
Succeeded by Francis Berkeley |
