Scrope Bernard-Morland
Sir Scrope Bernard-Morland, 4th Baronet (1 October 1758 – 18 April 1830)[1] was a British politician and baronet.
Background
Born Scrope Bernard in
Master of Arts two years later.[2]
In 1788, he was awarded the degree of
Doctor of Civil Laws (DCL).[4] One year later, Bernard-Morland became a member of the College of Laws in London, and in 1795, he was promoted Judge of the Episcopal Court of Durham.[4] In 1811, by Royal Licence, he assumed the surname of Bernard-Morland to inherit the estates of his father-in-law.[5]
Career
In 1782, Bernard-Morland was appointed Private Secretary to the
British House of Commons for Aylesbury in 1789.[7] He represented the constituency first in the Parliament of Great Britain then in the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1802.[7] Subsequently, he sat as Member of Parliament for St Mawes from 1806 until 1808 and again from 1809 to his death in 1830.[8]
Family
On 26 July 1785, he married Harriett Morland, the only daughter of
Great Kimble in Buckinghamshire,[4] where he owned an extensive estate.[9] He was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his third son Francis[1] and then his fourth son Thomas.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
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- ^ a b Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. Vol. I (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. pp. 501–502.
- ^ a b c Sylvanus, Urban (1830). The Gentleman's Magazine. London: John Harris. pp. 465–466.
- ^ "No. 16457". The London Gazette. 19 February 1811. p. 336.
- ^ Haydn, Joseph (1851). The Book of Dignities: Containing Rolls of the Official Personages of the British Empire. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longman's. p. 175.
- ^ a b "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Aylesbury". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, St Mawes". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Victoria History of the County of Buckingham, vol.2 pp.302 & 304