William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton

The Right Honourable The Lord Berkeley of Stratton PC PC (I)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 21 September 1710 – 6 November 1714
Monarch	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(s)	Frances Temple (d. 1707)

William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton PC, PC (I) (d. 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.

Berkeley was a younger son of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, by Christiana, daughter of Sir Andrew Riccard. John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton was his elder brother.

In 1696 Berkeley was appointed Master of the Rolls in Ireland and sworn of the Irish Privy Council. The following year he succeeded his elder brother in the barony. In 1710 he was admitted to the English Privy Council and appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He was made First Lord of Trade in 1714, a post he held until 1715. He remained Master of the Rolls in Ireland during this period and continued in this post until 1731.

Lord Berkeley of Stratton married Frances, daughter of Sir John Temple. They had several children, including the Honourable Frances, wife of William Byron, 4th Baron Byron and mother of William Byron, 5th Baron Byron and Admiral John Byron. Lady Berkeley of Stratton died in July 1707. Lord Berkeley of Stratton remained a widower until his death at Bruton, Somerset, in March 1741. He was succeeded by his eldest son, John.

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