| The Most Honourable The Marquess of Bristol PC, FSA |
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| Treasurer of the Household | |
| In office 9 September 1841 – 29 June 1846 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | George Byng |
| Succeeded by | Lord Robert Grosvenor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1800 Portland Place, Marylebone, London |
| Died | 30 October 1864 Ickworth House, Suffolk |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Katherine Manners (1809–1848) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol PC, FSA (15 July 1800 – 30 October 1864), styled Lord Hervey from 1803 to 1826 and Earl Jermyn from 1826 to 1859, was a British Tory politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household under Sir Robert Peel between 1841 and 1846.
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Hervey was born at Portland Place, Marylebone, London, the eldest son of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol, and his wife the Honourable Elizabeth Albana Upton, daughter of Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown. Lord Arthur Hervey was his younger brother.[1] He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]
Styled Earl Jermyn after his father was raised to a marquessate in 1826, he became Member of Parliament as one of two representatives for Bury St Edmunds the same year.[1][3] In 1841 he was sworn of the Privy Council[4] and appointed Treasurer of the Household in the Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel,[5] an office he retained until the government fell in 1846.[6] He continued to represent Bury St Edmunds in parliament until 1859 when he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the House of Lords.[1][3] Apart from his political career he was also a Colonel in the West Suffolk Militia and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.[1]
Lord Bristol married Lady Katherine Isabella Manners, daughter of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, in 1830. They had four sons and three daughters:
The Marchioness of Bristol died at 47 Eaton Place, London, on 20 April 1848, from smallpox, in childbed, aged 39. Lord Bristol remained a widower until his death at Ickworth House, Suffolk, on 30 October 1864, aged 64. He was succeeded in the marquessate by his eldest son, Frederick.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur Percy Upton Lord John Edward FitzRoy |
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1826–1859 With: Earl of Euston 1826–1831 Lord Charles FitzRoy 1831–1847 Edward Bunbury 1847–1852 John Stuart 1852 James Henry Porteous Oakes 1852–1857 Joseph Alfred Hardcastle 1857–1859 |
Succeeded by Joseph Alfred Hardcastle Lord Alfred Hervey |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by George Byng |
Treasurer of the Household 1841–1846 |
Succeeded by Lord Robert Grosvenor |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Frederick William Hervey |
Marquess of Bristol 1859–1864 |
Succeeded by Frederick William John Hervey |