Grenville Charles Lennox Berkeley , also known as C. L. Grenville Berkeley, was a British Liberal Party politician.
Background
Berkeley was born in London, England, the younger son of Admiral the Honourable Sir George Cranfield-Berkeley, third son of Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley. His mother was Lady Emilia Charlotte Lennox, daughter of Lord George Lennox.
Career
He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1853 to 1856. He became a lieutenant in the 28th Foot in 1825, promoted to captain in 1826 but was placed on half-pay in 1827. In early 1853 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board by Lord Aberdeen, a post he held until 1856, the last year under the premiership of Lord Palmerston.
Craven Berkeley died in 1855 and Charles Berkeley resigned his Evesham seat on 6 July 1855 through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, to contest the resulting vacancy in Cheltenham.
They had two daughters. Berkeley died in September 1896, aged 90.
Membership
15th United Kingdom Parliament. 16th United Kingdom Parliament]
Berkeley unsuccessfully contested Western Gloucestershire at the 1847 general election, and was elected as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Cheltenham at a by-election in September 1848, after the result of a by-election in June that year had been voided after an election petition.