Viscount Portman, in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 March 1873, for the former Lord Lieutenant of Somerset and Liberal Member of Parliament Edward Portman, 1st Baron Portman. He had already been created Baron Portman, of Orchard Portman, on 27 January 1837, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. His son, the second Viscount, represented Shaftesbury and Dorset in the House of Commons as a Liberal. As of 2014, the titles have been held by one of the latter's great-great-grandsons, the tenth Viscount, since 1999.
Viscounts Portman (1873)
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Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman (1799–1888) •
Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman (1829–1919) •
Henry Berkeley Portman, 3rd Viscount Portman (1860–1923) •
Claud Berkeley Portman, 4th Viscount Portman (1864–1929) •
Edward Claud Berkeley Portman, 5th Viscount Portman (1898–1942) •
Seymour Berkeley Portman, 6th Viscount Portman (1868–1946) •
Gerald Berkeley Portman, 7th Viscount Portman (1875–1948) •
Gerald William Berkeley Portman, 8th Viscount Portman (1903–1967) •
Edward Henry Berkeley Portman, 9th Viscount Portman (1934–1999) •
Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman, 10th Viscount Portman (b. 1958) The
heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Luke Henry Oliver Richard Berkeley Portman (b. 1984).
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