Berkeley Guise

Sir Berkeley William Guise, 2nd Baronet (14 July 1775 – 23 July 1834) of Highnam Court in the parish of Churcham, Gloucestershire, was a British landowner and Whig Member of Parliament.

Sir Berkeley Guise, 2nd Baronet

Arms of Guise: Gules, seven lozenges conjoined vairé three, three and one[1]

Origins

He was the eldest son of Sir John Guise, 1st Baronet (1733–1794), of Highnam Court, whom he succeeded in 1794, inheriting Highnam Court. He also inherited the Gloucestershire estates of Elmore Court, the original seat of the Guise family, and Rendcomb, on the death in 1807 of his cousin Jane Guise, wife of Shute Barrington (1734-1826), Bishop of Durham.

Career

He was educated at Eton College (1791) and at Christ Church, Oxford (1794). In 1801 he was appointed verderer and deputy warden of the Forest of Dean, which office he retained until his death. In 1807 he was appointed Sheriff of the City of Gloucester and in 1813 as Mayor of Gloucester. He served as an officer in both the North Gloustershire Militia (1798) and the Royal East Gloucestershire Militia (1809).

He was a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire from 1811 to 1832 and then an MP for one of the replacement constituencies, Gloucestershire East, from 1832 to 1834.

Death & succession

He died unmarried in 1834. He was succeeded by his younger brother, General Sir John Wright Guise, 3rd Baronet (1777–1865), GCB. Highnam Court was sold to Thomas Gambier Parry.

References

1. Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.B355; As displayed above front door of Elmore Court

• "GUISE, Sir Berkeley William, 2nd Bt. (1775-1834), of Highnam Court, Glos". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 March 2013.