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''''Edward Henry Berkeley Portman, 9th Viscount Portman''' (22 April 1934 – 2 May 1999), was a British peer. ==Biography== Portman was the elder son of [[The Honourable|Hon]] Michael Berkeley Portman (born 20 January 1906, died 25 October 1959) and the grandson of [[Viscount Portman|Gerald Berkeley Portman, 7th Viscount Portman]]. His father's elder brother was [[Viscount Portman|Gerald William Berkeley Portman, 8th Viscount Portman]].<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p8680.htm#i86796 The Peerage, entry for 7th Viscount Portman]</ref> Portman inherited the viscountcy on the death of his uncle in 1967. Portman alleged that [[Arnold Goodman, Baron Goodman]] had stolen funds worth £10 million from his family's trust over a 30-year period and made donations to the Labour Party. Portman commenced legal proceedings for recovery but the claim was never substantiated and the research of Goodman's biographer concluded that it had no substance.<ref>{{cite web|title=A very ordinary failure|last=Brivati|first=Brian|authorlink = Brian Brivati|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/a-very-ordinary-failure/148059.article#survey-answer|date=24 September 1999|access-date=11 August 2017}}</ref> ==Marriages and children== Portman married Rosemary Joy Farris, daughter of Charles Farris, on 26 September 1956. They had two children:<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p8680.htm#i86799 The Peerage, entry for 9th Viscount Portman]</ref> * [[Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman|Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman, 10th Viscount Portman]] (born 30 July 1958) * Hon Claire Elizabeth Portman (born 1 October 1959) They were divorced in 1965 and Portman was subsequently married to Penelope Anne Allin on 31 March 1966. They had four sons: * Hon Alexander Michael Berkeley Portman (born 1967) <ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p8684.htm#i86833 The Peerage, entry for Alexander Portman]</ref> * Hon Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman (born 23 February 1969), married and separated from [[Russian people|Russian]] [[Model (person)|model]] [[Natalia Vodianova]] * Hon Piers Richard Berkeley Portman (born 1971) * Hon Matthew Gerald Berkeley Portman (born 12 August 1973, accidentally killed 9 September 1990)<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p8684.htm#i86834 The Peerage, entry for Matthew Portman]</ref> ==Death== Portman died on 5 May 1999 at age 65 and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his eldest son, Christopher. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Hansard-contribs | mr-edward-portman-2 | the Viscount Portman }} {{s-start}} {{s-reg|uk}} {{s-bef|before=Gerald William Berkeley Portman }} {{s-ttl | title=[[Viscount Portman]] | years=1967–1999}} {{s-aft | after=[[Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman|Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman]]}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Portman, Edward Portman, 9th Viscount}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:1999 deaths]] [[Category:Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:British landowners]]'