Edward Portman, 9th Viscount Portman
Edward Henry Berkeley Portman, 9th Viscount Portman, was a British peer.
Biography
Portman was the elder son of the Hon Michael Berkeley Portman and the grandson of Gerald Berkeley Portman, 7th Viscount Portman. His father's elder brother was Gerald William Berkeley Portman, 8th Viscount Portman. 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.
Marriages and children
Portman married Rosemary Joy Farris, daughter of Charles Farris, on 26 September 1956. They had two children:- Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman, 10th Viscount Portman married Caroline Steenson on 30 July 1983 and they were divorced in 1987. They have one son. He remarried Patricia Pims on 7 December 1987. They have two sons.
- The Hon Claire Elizabeth Portman married Anthony Henry Robinson on 8 January 1983. They have three sons.
- The Hon Alexander Michael Berkeley Portman married Emma Morgan in 1992. They have two sons.
- The Hon Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman married Natalia Vodianova in November 2001 and they were divorced in 2010. They have three children. He remarried Morgan Snyder in June 2019. They have two children.
- The Hon Piers Richard Berkeley Portman married Alexandra Thompson on 17 June 1995 and they were divorced in 2001. They have one daughter. He remarried Tracy Brower in 2004. They have two sons.
- The Hon Matthew Gerald Berkeley Portman