| The Right Honourable The Earl of Pembroke GCVO, PC |
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| Lord Pembroke in the late 1890s. | |
| Lord Steward of the Household | |
| In office 16 July 1895 – 4 December 1905 |
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| Monarch | Victoria Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Breadalbane |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Liverpool |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1853 Belgrave Square, London |
| Died | 30 March 1913 Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Beatrix Lambton (1859-1944) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke, 11th Earl of Montgomery GCVO, PC (20 February 1853 – 30 March 1913), styled The Honourable Sidney Herbert between 1861 and 1895, was a British politician and peer.
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Herbert was born at Belgrave Square, London, the second son of Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, and Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant-General Charles Ashe A'Court. George Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke, was his elder brother[1] and Sir Michael Henry Herbert his younger brother. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
Herbert was elected as Member of Parliament for Wilton in Wiltshire in 1877 but lost his seat in the 1885 general election.[2] This was somewhat of a shock given that the seat of the Earls of Pembroke was at Wilton House and his family dominated Wiltshire politics. Herbert was then chosen early in 1886 to replace William Grantham, who had just been appointed a judge, in Croydon. He was duly elected[3] and served under Lord Salisbury as a Lord of the Treasury between 1886 and 1892.[4] Although considered an able Member of Parliament, he was perhaps best-known for his good looks and was widely regarded as the most handsome MP at the time.
Herbert succeeded his brother as Earl of Pembroke in 1895.[1] He continued his political career in the House of Lords as Lord Steward of the Household under Salisbury and Arthur Balfour between 1895[5] and 1905.[6] He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1895.[7]
Lord Pembroke became President of the MCC for a year in 1896.[8]
Lord Pembroke married Lady Beatrix Louisa Lambton, daughter of the George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, on 29 August 1877. They had two sons and two daughters. Their youngest son the Hon. George Herbert (1886-1942) was created a Baronet in 1937.[1] Pembroke died in Rome, Italy, in March 1913, aged 60, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Reginald. The Countess of Pembroke died in March 1944.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Edmund Antrobus, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Wilton 1877–1885 |
Succeeded by Thomas Grove |
| Preceded by William Grantham |
Member of Parliament for Croydon 1886–1895 |
Succeeded by Charles Ritchie |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Marquess of Breadalbane |
Lord Steward of the Household 1895–1905 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Liverpool |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by George Herbert |
Earl of Pembroke 1895–1913 |
Succeeded by Reginald Herbert |