Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon

Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon (19 June 1808 – 8 February 1884) was a British peer and politician. He was styled Lord Norreys from birth until acceding in 1854.

Background

Born at Dover Street, he was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 5th Earl of Abingdon and his first wife Emily Gage, fifth daughter of General Hon. Thomas Gage and descendant of the Schuyler family and Van Cortlandt Dutch families from British North America. Bertie was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1829. In 1834, he received a Doctorate of Civil Law by the University of Oxford.

Career

In 1830, he became Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxfordshire and held the seat for almost a year. In 1832, the representation for the constituency was increased to three members and Bertie was re-elected that year to complement his successors. He was then elected MP for Abingdon in 1852 and on succeeding to his father's title and leaving the British House of Commons two years later, he became Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire.

Family

On 7 January 1835, he married Elizabeth Harcourt, the only daughter of his fellow MP, George Granville Harcourt at Nuneham Courtenay. They lived at Wytham Abbey in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) and had nine children:

• Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon (1836–1928)
• Lady Elizabeth Emily Bertie (1838 – 4 May 1923)
• Lady Lavinia Louisa Bertie (1843 – 5 July 1928), married Robert Bickersteth on 16 January 1883, without issue
• Francis Bertie, 1st Viscount Bertie of Thame (1844–1919)
• Hon. Alberic Edward Bertie (14 November 1846 – 20 March 1928), married Lady Caroline McDonnell, daughter of Mark McDonnell, 5th Earl of Antrim, on 27 April 1881 and had issue
• Lady Frances Evelyn Bertie (1848 – 29 August 1929), a nun
• Lt-Col. Hon. George Aubrey Vere Bertie (2 May 1850 – 8 November 1926), married Harriet Farquhar, daughter of Sir Walter Farquhar, 3rd Baronet, on 13 October 1885 and had issue
• Lt. Hon. Charles Claude Bertie (31 August 1851 – 4 September 1920), married Adelaide Burroughs, without issue
• Col. Hon. Reginald Henry Bertie (26 May 1856 – 15 June 1950), married Lady Amy Courtenay, daughter of Henry Courtenay, Lord Courtenay, without issue

Lord Abingdon died in Mayfair, London in 1884 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Montagu.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Abingdon
• Portraits of Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Ashurst John Fane	Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1830 – 1831 With: John Fane	Succeeded by George Harcourt Richard Weyland
Preceded by George Harcourt Richard Weyland	Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1832 – 1852 With: George Harcourt 1832–1852 Richard Weyland 1832–1837 Thomas Parker 1837–1841 Joseph Warner Henley 1841–1852	Succeeded by George Harcourt Joseph Warner Henley John North
Preceded by James Caulfeild	Member of Parliament for Abingdon 1852 – 1854	Succeeded by Joseph Reed
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Abingdon	Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire 1854 – 1881	Succeeded by The Earl of Craven
Peerage of England
Preceded by Montagu Bertie	Earl of Abingdon 1854 – 1884	Succeeded by Montagu Bertie