Family and Education
b. c.1641, 5th s. of Sir Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, by 1st w. Martha, da. of Sir William Cokayne, ld. mayor of London 1619-20, of Rushton, Northants., wid. of John, 1st Earl of Holdernesse; bro. of Hon. Peregrine Bertie I, Hon. Richard Bertie and Hon. Robert Bertie, and half-bro. of Hon. Henry Bertie. educ. Amersham (Dr Charles Croke) to 1650; M. Temple 1658; travelled abroad (France) 1660-2. m. 2 Sept. 1674, Mary, da. of Peter Tryon of Harringworth, Northants., wid. of (Sir) Samuel Jones of Courteenhall, Northants., 1s. 1da.The Ancestor , ii. 181; HMC Ancaster , 425.
Offices Held

Attaché, Madrid 1664 – 65; envoy to Denmark 1671 – 72, German states 1680 – 81; sec. to the Treasury 1673 – 79; commr. for arrears of queen mother’s revenue 1676 – 85, excise appeals 1677 – 79, inquiry into the Mint 1678 – 79; treas. of Ordnance 1681 – 99, 1702 – 05; asst. corp. for setting the poor to work 1691; commr. for Million lottery 1694.HMC Lindsey, 269–70; CSP Dom. 1671, pp. 15, 70; 1679–80, p. 628; 1691–2, p. 422; Cal. Treas. Bks. v. 609, 663, 986, 1204; vi. 158; vii. 274, 597; viii. 1723; x. 552; xiv. 370; xvii. 233; xx. 247.

2nd Lt. RN 1668; capt. Coldstream Gds. 1668–73.Cat. Pepysian Mss (Navy Recs. Soc. xxvi), 324; CSP Dom. 1667–8, p. 594; 1673, p. 529.

J.p. Mdx. 1676 – 87, Lincs. (Kesteven) 1679–?d., (Lindsey) 1679 – 85; commr. for assessment, Lincs. 1679 – 80, Northants. 1689, Lincs. and Westminster 1689 – 90; dep. lt. Lincs. 1680–?d.; alderman, Boston and Stamford 1685 – Oct. 1688; mayor, Stamford 1685 – 86; director, Greenwich hospital 1703–d.CSP Dom. 1685, pp. 39, 50; 1703–4, p. 463; J. Drakard, Hist. Stamford, 104.

Main residences: Newport Street, Westminster; Uffington, nr. Stamford, Lincs.
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Commons 1660-1690
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BERTIE, Hon. Charles (c.1641-1711)

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