Ralph Bernal

Ralph Bernal
Ralph Bernal
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons; Chairman of Ways and Means
	In office; 1847 – 1 July 1852
Speaker	Arthur Onslow
Preceded by	Thomas Greene
Succeeded by	The Lord Winmarleigh
	In office; 27 June 1831 – 23 June 1841
Speaker	Arthur Onslow
Preceded by	Sir Alexander Grant
Succeeded by	Thomas Greene
Member of Parliament
	In office; 26 August 1847 – 1 July 1852
Preceded by	Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorp
Succeeded by	Edward LeRoy Bowerman
Constituency	Rochester
	In office; 1842 – 23 July 1847
Preceded by	The Viscount Melville
Succeeded by	William Freestun
Constituency	Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
	In office; 14 April 1820 – 23 June 1841 Serving with See list The Lord of Haddington (1820–1826) ; The Viscount Melville (1926–1830) ; The Earl of Jersey (1830–1831) ; John Mills (1831–1834) ; Thomas Twisden Hodges (1834–1835) ; Thomas Hobhouse (1835–1841) ;
Preceded by	James Barnett
Succeeded by	William Bodkin
Constituency	Rochester
	In office; 18 July 1819 – 29 February 1820
Preceded by	Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorp
Succeeded by	Edward LeRoy Bowerman
Constituency	Lincoln
Personal details
Born	2 October 1783 or 1784; London, England
Died	26 August 1854 (aged 69–70); London, England
Party	Whig
Spouse	Ann Elizabeth White (m. 1806)
Children	Ralph
Parents	Jacob Israel Bernal; Leah da Silva;
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge (BA)
Profession	Politician; art collector;

Ralph Bernal (2 October 1783 or 1784 – 26 August 1854) was a British Whig lawyer, politician, and art collector who served as Member of Parliament (MP) four times in various constituencies between 1818 and 1852. He also served as Chairman of Ways and Means, the senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1831 to 1841 and again from 1847 to 1852. Bernal is sometimes referred to as The Elder Bernal to distinguish him from his son, Ralph Bernal Osborne, who was also an MP.