Name Charles Bertie Role British Politician | Died April 12, 1730 Parents Charles Bertie | |
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Cousins Baptist Noel, Lady Anne Osborne Grandparents Martha Ramsay, Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey Uncles Richard Bertie, Peregrine Bertie, Hon. Edward Bertie, Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey, Hon. Vere Bertie Aunts Lady Elizabeth Bertie, Lady Catherine Bertie, Lady Mary Bertie, Lady Bridget Bertie | ||
Charles Bertie (c.1678 – 12 April 1730) was a British politician, the son of Charles Bertie and grandson of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey.
In 1704, he married Mary, the daughter of John Norborne of Great Stukeley, by whom he had four children:
Bertie was politically active from 1702, when he became a freeholder of Northamptonshire, and helped rally the Tories of that county under the tutelage of his father. After the death of his father in 1711, he succeeded him as Member of Parliament for Stamford. He followed his half-second cousin, Lord Abingdon, in opposing the French commerce bill which was defeated in 1713, despite the support of the Tory Harley Ministry. However, Bertie was otherwise identified with the Tories and was in opposition to the Townshend Ministry, voting against the Septennial Act. At the 1727 election, his rival for political influence at Stamford, Lord Exeter, successfully ousted Bertie and returned his own candidates for both seats. He died in 1730 and was succeeded by his son Charles; he also left substantial legacies to his younger children.