Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke

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Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke and 5th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC, FRS (c. 1656–1733), was a British politician during the reigns of William III and Anne.

He was the third son of Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke and his wife Catharine Villiers. Both of his brothers having died without a male heir, he succeeded to the earldoms in 1683.

From 1690 to 1692 he was First Lord of the Admiralty; then he served as Lord Privy Seal until 1699, being in 1697 the first plenipotentiary of Great Britain at the congress of Ryswick.

On two occasions he was Lord High Admiral for a short period; he was also Lord President of the Council and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, while he acted as one of the Lords Justices seven times; and he was President of the Royal Society in 1689–1690.

Honorary Titles
Preceded by The Earl of Pembroke	Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire 1683–1687	Succeeded by ?
	Custos Rotulorum of Glamorgan 1683–1728	Succeeded by The Duke of Bolton
	Custos Rotulorum of Pembrokeshire 1683–1715	Succeeded by Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet
Preceded by The Earl of Macclesfield	Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire 1694–1715
	Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire 1694–1715	Succeeded by John Morgan
	Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan 1694–1715	Succeeded by Marquess of Winchester
	Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire 1694–1715	Succeeded by The Lord Coningsby
	Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire, Haverfordwest and Monmouthshire 1694–1715	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by ?	Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire 1689–1733	Succeeded by The Earl of Pembroke
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Torrington	First Lord of the Admiralty 1690–1692	Succeeded by The Lord Cornwallis
Preceded by In Commission	Lord Privy Seal 1692–1699	Succeeded by The Viscount Lonsdale
Preceded by The Duke of Leeds	Lord President of the Council 1699–1702	Succeeded by The Duke of Somerset
Preceded by The Earl of Bridgewater (First Lord of the Admiralty)	Lord High Admiral 1701–1702	Succeeded by Prince George of Denmark
Preceded by The Duke of Somerset	Lord President of the Council 1702–1708	Succeeded by The Lord Somers
Preceded by The Duke of Ormonde	Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1707–1708	Succeeded by The Earl of Wharton
Preceded by Queen Anne	Lord High Admiral 1708–1709	Succeeded by The Earl of Orford (First Lord of the Admiralty)
Peerage of England
Preceded by Philip Herbert	Earl of Pembroke 1683–1733	Succeeded by Henry Herbert