John Hervey, Lord Hervey

Not to be confused with John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey.

Captain John Augustus Hervey, Lord Hervey, RN (1 January 1757 – 10 January 1796) was a British diplomat.^[1]

Hervey was the eldest son of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and his wife, Elizabeth née Davers (died 1800). Joining the navy, he was promoted Captain and was at one point the senior naval officer on the St Lawrence River in Quebec.^[1] From 1787 to 1794, he was Minister to Tuscany. On 4 October 1799, he married Elizabeth Drummond (died 4 September 1818), the eldest daughter of Colin Drummond, of Megginch Castle, Perthshire, who was Commissary-General and Paymaster to the Forces in Canada. They had a daughter, Hon. Elizabeth Catherine Caroline (1780–1803), who married Charles Ellis, 1st Baron Seaford. On his death in 1796, his courtesy title was assumed by his brother, Frederick.

References

^ ^a ^b FO 528: Hervey Papers, The National Archives

External links

Archival material relating to John Hervey, Lord Hervey listed at the UK National Register of Archives

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by William Fawkener (pro tempore)	British Minister to Tuscany 1787–1794	Succeeded by Hon. William Wyndham

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Name	Hervey, John Hervey, Lord
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Date of birth	1 January 1757
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Date of death	10 January 1796
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