Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman

Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman

Viscount Portman
Born Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman
(1958-07-30) 30 July 1958
Nationality British
Net worth GBP £1.72 billion (STRL April 2015)[1]
Children 3

Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman, 10th Viscount Portman (born 30 July 1958) is a British peer and property developer.

Biography

Portman is the eldest son of Edward Portman, 9th Viscount Portman by his first wife Rosemary Joy Farris. He inherited the viscountcy on his father's death in 1999.

Portman estate

Viscount Portman and family ranked 33rd in the Sunday Times Rich List 2005 and 40th in the 2006 list, with an estimated personal fortune of £1,200m.

His fortune comes from his 110-acre (0.45 km2) central London inheritance, called the Portman estate, which is spending £40 million on an investment programme that includes the development of a shopping area, Portman Village.

Portman's other assets include shares in commercial properties in New York and Florida.

Marriages & Children

Portman's first wife was Caroline Steenson with whom he had one son:

He was married secondly in 1987 to Patricia Martins Pim with whom he has two further sons:

Arms

Arms of Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman
Coronet
A Coronet of a Viscount
Crest
1st: a Talbot sejant Or; 2nd: a Unicorn passant Gules armed and crined Or
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Or a Fleurs-de-lis Azure (Portman); 2nd and 3rd, Gules a Chevron Ermine between ten Crosses Patée Argent six in chief and four in base (Berkeley)
Supporters
Dexter: a Savage wreathed about the head and waist with Ivy in his dexter hand a Club resting on the shoulder proper; Sinister: a Talbot Or
Motto
A Clean Heart and a Cheerful Spirit

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References

  1. "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times (page 27). 26 April 2014.
  2. The Peerage, entry for 10th Viscount Portman
  3. http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/portman1873.htm

External links

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Edward Henry Berkeley Portman
Viscount Portman
1999–present
Incumbent


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