The Lord Berkeley of Stratton | |
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
In office 21 September 1710 – 6 November 1714 | |
Monarchs | Queen Anne George I |
Preceded by | The Earl of Derby |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Aylesford |
First Lord of Trade | |
In office September 1714 – 12 May 1715 | |
Monarch | George I |
Preceded by | The Lord Guilford |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Suffolk |
Personal details | |
Died | 24 March 1741 Bruton, Somerset |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Frances Temple (d. 1707) |
William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton PC, PC (I) (died 24 March 1741), was a British politician and judge, of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family. He was Master of the Rolls in Ireland between 1696 and 1731 and also held political office as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1710 to 1714 and as First Lord of Trade from 1714 to 1715.