Person Portman; Sir; William (1643 - 1690); politician Portman William Sir politician 1643 - 1690 British Male 5 September 1643 16430905 His seat of Orchard Portman, near Taunton, Somerset, England, Europe 20 March 1690 16900320

Orchard Portman, Taunton, Somerset; Bryanston estate, Dorset (1660s-)

Landowner Education: All Souls College, Oxford (matriculated 1659) Career: MP for Taunton (1661-1678, 1678-1679, 1685-1687, 1689-1690); MP for Somerset (1679-1681); Commissioner for Assessment for Somerset (1661-1664), and for Somerset and Dorset (1664-1680, 1689-death); Deputy-Lieutenant for Somerset (1666-1687, 1689-death), and for Dorset (1688-death); Colonel of Militia, Dorset (1668-1687, 1688-death); Recorder of Taunton (1685-death); captured the Duke of Monmouth after the Battle of Sedgemoor (1685); Commissioner for preventing export of wool (1689-death) Honours: KB 1661 Parents: Sir William Portman and Anna Colles; succeeded his father as sixth baronet (1645) Married: 1) Elizabeth Cutler; 2) Elizabeth Southcote; 3) Mary Holman Additional relatives: father-in-law Sir John Cutler (FRS 1664); nephew and heir Edward Seymour Not much is know about Portman's interest in or contribution to the Royal Society's work. Due to his family's strong royalist support and his father's death in the Tower of London in 1645, the family's estate and assets were severely diminished during the Protectorate. Through multiple factors, including beneficial marriages, Portman could restore his family's fortune. Portman was initially a supporter of the Duke of York's exclusion and after James II's ascension to the throne, he withdrew from public life. He furthermore opposed the motion to crown William of Orange and Mary as monarchs. His will included bequests to servants and day labourers. Ejected due to non-payment of arrears 22 July 1685 Fellow 28/12/1664 John Graunt 22 July 1685 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster; Hunter; Henning; ODNB Notes: Various sources have different years of birth: 1641 (index to BR); 1643 (Hunter); 1644 (BR). Some sources have mother's name as Elizabeth. Portman_W_IM003634.jpg International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH6868 5 September 1643 - 20 Mar 1690 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 19/04/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7263 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 14/01/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes 42b8826d-c17c-402a-b62a-0d05fd0c5172